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General single field inflation with large positive non-Gaussianity
Recent analysis of the WMAP three-year data suggests in the WMAP convention. It is necessary to make sure whether general single field inflation can produce a large positive fNL before turning to other scenarios. We give some examples to generate a large positive fNLequil in general single field inflation. Our models are different from ghost inflation. Due to the appearance of non-conventional kinetic terms, can be realized in single field inflation.
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Quasi-Single Field Inflation and Non-Gaussianities
In quasi-single field inflation models, massive isocurvature modes, that are coupled to the inflaton and have mass of order the Hubble parameter, can have nontrivial impacts on density perturbations, especially non-Gaussianities. We study a simple example of quasi-single field inflation in terms of turning inflaton trajectory. Large bispectra with a one-parameter family of novel shapes arise, lying between the well-known local and equilateral shape. The trispectra can also be very large and its magnitude tNL can be much larger than fNL2.
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Quadra-Spectrum and Quint-Spectrum from Inflation and Curvaton Models
We calculate the quadra-spectrum and quint-spectrum, corresponding to five and six point correlation functions of the curvature perturbation. For single field inflation with standard kinetic term, the quadra-spectrum and quint-spectrum are small, which are suppressed by slow roll parameters. The calculation can be generalized to multiple fields. When there is no entropy perturbation, the quadra-spectrum and quint-spectrum are suppressed as well. With the presence of entropy perturbation, the quadra-spectrum and quint-spectrum can get boosted. We illustrate this boost in the multi-brid inflation model. For the curvaton scenario, the quadra-spectrum and quint-spectrum are also large in the small r limit. We also calculate representative terms of quadra-spectrum and quint-spectrum for inflation with generalized kinetic terms, and estimate their order of magnitude for quasi-single field inflation.
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Non-Gaussianity, isocurvature perturbation, gravitational waves, and a no-go theorem for the isocurvaton
We investigate the isocurvaton model, in which the isocurvature perturbation plays a role in suppressing the curvature perturbation, and large non-Gaussianity and gravitational waves can be produced with no isocurvature perturbation for dark matter. We show that in the slow-roll noninteracting multifield theory, the isocurvaton mechanism cannot be realized. This result can also be generalized to most of the studied models with generalized kinetic terms. We also study the implications for the curvaton model. We show that there is a combined constraint for curvaton on non-Gaussianity, gravitational waves, and isocurvature perturbation. The technique used in this paper can also help to simplify some calculations in the mixed inflaton and curvaton models. We also investigate the possibility of producing large negative non-Gaussianity and nonlocal non-Gaussianity in the curvaton model.
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CMB statistical anisotropies of classical and quantum origins
We examine the impact of different anisotropic relics on inflation, in particular the predictions on the density perturbations. These relics can be the source of the large scale anomalies in the cosmic microwave background. There are two different types of background relics, one from the matter sector and the other purely from the metric. Although the angular-dependence of the statistical anisotropy in both cases are degenerate, the scale-dependence are observationally distinctive. In addition, we demonstrate that non-Bunch-Davies vacuum states can extend the statistical anisotropy to much shorter scales, and leave a scale-dependence that is insensitive to the different backgrounds but sensitive to the initial quantum state.
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Curvaton dynamics and the non-linearity parameters in the curvaton model
We investigate the curvaton dynamics and the non-linearity parameters in the curvaton model with a potential slightly deviating from the quadratic form in detail. The non-linearity parameter gNL will show up due to the curvaton self-interaction. We also point out that the leading order of the non-quadratic term in the curvaton potential can be negative, for example in the axion-type curvaton model. If a large positive gNL is detected, the axion-type curvaton model will be preferred.
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The design and mass production on resistive plate chambers for the BESIII experiment
A new type of the phenolic paper laminate is used as the resistive electrodes of BESIII RPC. The surface smoothness of these laminates is comparable to that of the bakelite plates with linseed oil treating. A technique to adjust the bulk resistivity of the laminates within the range of 10 9 –10 13 O cm is developed. Nowadays, about 1000 bare chambers (1200 m 2 ) have been produced and used for BESIII MUON, and the rejection rate is only 1.5%. In this paper, we will discuss the mass production and quality control procedures of these RPCs. r 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. PACS: 29.40.n; 29.30.Cs
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Neutrino Oscillation: Non-Accelerator Experiments
In recent years, major advances have been seen in neutrino oscillation studies. In this talk, I will cover latest results by using solar neutrinos, atmospheric neutrinos and reactor neutrinos. Improved precision of oscillation parameters, including 12, M21, 23 and M32 are reported. The last unknown oscillation parameters 13, M31 are known now. The next generation reactor neutrino experiments will be able to determine the mass hierarchy and improve significantly the precision of 12, M21, and M32. Experiments to study sterile neutrinos are under-planning using reactor neutrinos, radioactive sources as well as accelerator neutrinos.
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Looking for Cosmological Alfven Waves in WMAP Data
A primordial cosmological magnetic field induces and supports vorticity or Alfven waves, which in turn generate cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropies. A homogeneous primordial magnetic field with fixed direction induces correlations between the $a_{l-1,m}$ and $a_{l+1,m}$ multipole coefficients of the CMB temperature anisotropy field. We discuss the constraints that can be placed on the strength of such a primordial magnetic field using CMB anisotropy data from the WMAP experiment. We place 3 $\sigma$ upper limits on the strength of the magnetic field of $B < 15$ nG for vector perturbation spectral index $n=-5$ and $B<1.7$ nG for $n=-7$.
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STRONG FIELD EFFECTS ON PULSAR ARRIVAL TIMES: GENERAL ORIENTATIONS
A pulsar beam passing close to a black hole can provide a probe of very strong gravitational fields even if the pulsar itself is not in a strong field region. In the case that the spin of the hole can be ignored, we have previously shown that all strong field effects on the beam can be understood in terms of two 'universal' functions: F(phi{sub in}) and T(phi{sub in}) of the angle of beam emission phi{sub in}; these functions are universal in that they depend only on a single parameter, the pulsar/black hole distance from which the beam is emitted. Here we apply this formalism to general pulsar-hole-observer geometries, with arbitrary alignment of the pulsar spin axis and arbitrary pulsar beam direction and angular width. We show that the analysis of the observational problem has two distinct elements: (1) the computation of the location and trajectory of an observer-dependent 'keyhole' direction of emission in which a signal can be received by the observer; and (2) the determination of an annulus that represents the set of directions containing beam energy. Examples of each are given along with an example of a specific observational scenario.
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Linearity analysis for position sensitive detectors using finite element method
Abstract A Finite Element Method (FEM) to simulate and analyze position-sensitive detector (PSD) is presented in this paper. A computational model and analytical method for PSD is proposed. For example, two types of PSD with additional resistive bordered, i.e., pin-cushion PSD and square-bordered PSD, are simulated. The relationships among the structural parameters, electrical parameters and the position linearity performance of these two PSD are investigated. In addition, the load impedance effect is analyzed. The results are consistent with other researchers’ experimental results.