Constraints on primordial density perturbations from induced gravitational waves

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Abstract

We consider the stochastic background of gravitational waves produced during the radiation-dominated hot big bang as a constraint on the primordial density perturbation on comoving length scales much smaller than those directly probed by the cosmic microwave background or large-scale structure. We place weak upper bounds on the primordial density perturbation from current data. Future detectors such as BBO and DECIGO will place much stronger constraints on the primordial density perturbation on small scales.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)023527
Number of pages1
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume81
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jan 2010

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