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CMBPol Mission Concept Study: Probing Inflation with CMB Polarization
Daniel Baumann, Mark G. Jackson, Peter Adshead +56
We summarize the utility of precise cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization measurements as probes of the physics of inflation. We focus on the prospects for using CMB measu…
Generation and Characterization of Large Non-Gaussianities in Single Field Inflation
Xingang Chen, Richard Easther, Eugene A. Lim
Inflation driven by a single, minimally coupled, slowly rolling field generically yields a negligible primordial non-Gaussianity. We discuss two distinct mechanisms by which a non-…
Thermal Inflation and the Gravitational Wave Background
Richard Easther, John T. Giblin, Eugene A. Lim +2
We consider the impact of thermal inflation -- a short, secondary period of inflation that can arise in supersymmetric scenarios -- on the stochastic gravitational wave background.…
Gravitational Waves From the End of Inflation: Computational Strategies
Richard Easther, John T. Giblin, Eugene A. Lim
Parametric resonance or preheating is a plausible mechanism for bringing about the transition between the inflationary phase and a hot, radiation dominated universe. This epoch res…
Gravitational Wave Production At The End Of Inflation
Richard Easther, John T. Giblin, Eugene A. Lim
We consider gravitational wave production due to parametric resonance at the end of inflation, or ``preheating''. This leads to large inhomogeneities which source a stochastic back…
Large Non-Gaussianities in Single Field Inflation
Xingang Chen, Richard Easther, Eugene A. Lim
We compute the 3-point correlation function for a general model of inflation driven by a single, minimally coupled scalar field. Our approach is based on the numerical evaluation o…