Scale dependence of halo bispectrum from non-Gaussian initial conditions in cosmological N-body simulations

T. Nishimichi, A. Taruya, Kazuya Koyama, Cris Sabiu

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Abstract

We study the halo bispectrum from non-Gaussian initial conditions. Based on a set of large N-body simulations starting from initial density fields with local type non-Gaussianity, we find that the halo bispectrum exhibits a strong dependence on the shape and scale of Fourier space triangles near squeezed configurations at large scales. The amplitude of the halo bispectrum roughly scales as fNL2. The resultant scaling on the triangular shape is consistent with that predicted by Jeong & Komatsu based on perturbation theory. We systematically investigate this dependence with varying redshifts and halo mass thresholds. It is shown that the fNL dependence of the halo bispectrum is stronger for more massive haloes at higher redshifts. This feature can be a useful discriminator of inflation scenarios in future deep and wide galaxy redshift surveys.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-27
Number of pages27
JournalJournal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Volume2010
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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