Measuring the Energy Scale of Inflation with Large Scale Structures

Abstract

The determination of the inflationary energy scale represents one of the first step towards the understanding of the early Universe physics. The (very mild) non-Gaussian signals that arise from any inflation model carry information about the energy scale of inflation and may leave an imprint in some cosmological observables, for instance on the clustering of high-redshift, rare and massive collapsed structures. In particular, the graviton exchange contribution due to interactions between scalar and tensor fluctuations leaves a specific signature in the four-point function of curvature perturbations, thus on clustering properties of collapsed structures. We compute the contribution of graviton exchange on two- and three-point function of halos, showing that at large scales $k\sim 10^{-3}{\mathrm{Mpc}}^{-1}$ its magnitude is comparable or larger to that of other primordial non-Gaussian signals discussed in the literature. This provides a potential route to probe the existence of tensor fluctuations which is alternative and highly complementary to B-mode polarisation measurements of the cosmic microwave background radiation.

26 pages, 4 figures. Matches published version. Dedicated to the memory of our friend and colleague Bepi Tormen

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