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astro-ph.CO2014★ 8 cited
A note of clarification: BICEP2 and Planck are not in tension
Benjamin Audren, Daniel G. Figueroa, Thomas Tram
The apparent discrepancy between the value of the tensor-to-scalar ratio reported by the BICEP2 collaboration, at 68% CL, and the Planck upper limit, $r…
astro-ph.CO2014★ 19 cited
Can Self-Ordering Scalar Fields explain the BICEP2 B-mode signal?
Ruth Durrer, Daniel G. Figueroa, Martin Kunz
We show that self-ordering scalar fields (SOSF), i.e. non-topological cosmic defects arising after a global phase transition, cannot explain the B-mode signal recently announced by…
astro-ph.CO2014★ 9 cited
Imprints of the Standard Model in the Sky: Gravitational Waves from the decay of the Higgs after inflation
Daniel G. Figueroa
The existence of the Standard Model (SM) Higgs implies that a gravitational wave (GW) background is generated by the decay products of the Higgs, soon after the end of inflation. T…