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UV星系光度函数对小尺度非高斯性的第一约束

First Constraints on Small-Scale Non-Gaussianity from UV Galaxy Luminosity Functions

Nashwan Sabti, Julian B. Muñoz, Diego Blas

摘要:

紫外光度函数提供了丰富的信息,在早期宇宙的星系形成的物理。鉴于该探测器间接跟踪暗物质晕质量函数的演化,它有可能限制结构形成的替代理论。其中一种情况是原始非高斯性的存在,其尺度超出了宇宙微波背景观测所探测的尺度。通过对晕质量函数的影响,这种小尺度的非高斯性将改变高红移星系的丰度。在这项工作中,我们提出了一个应用程序的紫外线光度函数测量的哈勃太空望远镜约束非高斯参数$f_\mathrm{NL}$的波数以上的截止尺度$k_{\rm cut}$。在对未知的天体物理参数进行边缘化处理并考虑到潜在的系统误差后,我们得到了原始引力势双谱中截止尺度$k_{\rm cut}=0.1\,\mathrm{Mpc}^{-1}$的$f_{\rm NL}=71^{+426}_{-237}$的$2σ$界.此外,我们进行预测的詹姆斯韦伯太空望远镜和南希格雷斯罗马太空望远镜,发现一个预期的改善因素$3-4$后,目前的约束。

英文摘要:

UV luminosity functions provide a wealth of information on the physics of galaxy formation in the early Universe. Given that this probe indirectly tracks the evolution of the mass function of dark matter halos, it has the potential to constrain alternative theories of structure formation. One of such scenarios is the existence of primordial non-Gaussianity at scales beyond those probed by observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background. Through its impact on the halo mass function, such small-scale non-Gaussianity would alter the abundance of galaxies at high redshifts. In this work we present an application of UV luminosity functions as measured by the Hubble Space Telescope to constrain the non-Gaussianity parameter $f_\mathrm{NL}$ for wavenumbers above a cut-off scale $k_{\rm cut}$. After marginalizing over the unknown astrophysical parameters and accounting for potential systematic errors, we arrive at a $2σ$ bound of $f_{\rm NL}=71^{+426}_{-237}$ for a cut-off scale $k_{\rm cut}=0.1\,\mathrm{Mpc}^{-1}$ in the bispectrum of the primordial gravitational potential. Moreover, we perform forecasts for the James Webb Space Telescope and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, finding an expected improvement of a factor $3-4$ upon the current bound.

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