Cosmological constraints on small-scale primordial non-Gaussianity

TL;DR

This paper investigates small-scale primordial non-Gaussianity using observational data to constrain the primordial power spectrum and non-Gaussianity parameter, highlighting the potential dominance of SIGW in PTA observations.

Contribution

It provides the first comprehensive constraints on small-scale primordial non-Gaussianity combining multiple observational datasets and analyzes the impact of different power spectrum shapes.

Findings

SIGW from monochromatic spectra likely dominate PTA signals

Primordial non-Gaussianity parameter constrained to -10.0 < f_NL < 1.2

Constraints depend on the shape of the primordial power spectrum

Abstract

In contrast to the large-scale primordial power spectrum $\mathcal{P}_{\zeta}(k)$ and primordial non-Gaussianity $f_{\mathrm{NL}}$, which are strictly constrained, the small-scale $\mathcal{P}_{\zeta}(k)$ and $f_{\mathrm{NL}}$ remain less restricted. Considering local-type primordial non-Gaussianity, we study the PBH and SIGW caused by large-amplitude small-scale primordial power spectrum. By analyzing current observational data from PTA, CMB, BAO, and abundance of PBH, and combining them with the SNR analysis of LISA, we rigorously constrain the parameter space of $\mathcal{P}_{\zeta}(k)$ and $f_{\mathrm{NL}}$. Furthermore, we examine the effects of different shapes of the primordial power spectrum on these constraints and comprehensively calculate the Bayes factors for various models. Our results indicate that SIGW generated by a monochromatic primordial power spectrum are more likely to dominate current PTA observations, with the corresponding constraint on the primordial non-Gaussian parameter being $-10.0<f_{\mathrm{NL}}<1.2$.