Learning to Concentrate: Multi-tracer Forecasts on Local Primordial Non-Gaussianity with Machine-Learned Bias
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| author | Sullivan, James M Prijon, Tijan Seljak, Uros |
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| contents | Local primordial non-Gaussianity (LPNG) is predicted by many non-minimal models of inflation, and creates a scale-dependent contribution to the power spectrum of large-scale structure (LSS) tracers, whose amplitude is characterized by $b_ϕ$. Knowledge of $b_ϕ$ for the observed tracer population is therefore crucial for learning about inflation from LSS. Recently, it has been shown that the relationship between linear bias $b_1$ and $b_ϕ$ for simulated halos exhibits significant secondary dependence on halo concentration. We leverage this fact to forecast multi-tracer constraints on $f_{NL}^{\mathrm{loc}}$. We train a machine learning model on observable properties of simulated Illustris-TNG galaxies to predict $b_ϕ$ for samples constructed to approximate DESI emission line galaxies (ELGs) and luminous red galaxies (LRGs). We find $σ(f_{NL}^{\mathrm{loc}}) = 2.3$, and $σ(f_{NL}^{\mathrm{loc}}) = 3.7$, respectively. These forecasted errors are roughly factors of 3, and 35\% improvements over the single-tracer case for each sample, respectively. When considering both ELGs and LRGs in their overlap region, we forecast $σ(f_{NL}^{\mathrm{loc}}) = 1.5$ is attainable with our learned model, more than a factor of 3 improvement over the single-tracer case, while the ideal split by $b_ϕ$ could reach $σ(f_{NL}^{\mathrm{loc}}) <1$. We also perform multi-tracer forecasts for upcoming spectroscopic surveys targeting LPNG (MegaMapper, SPHEREx) and show that splitting tracer samples by $b_ϕ$ can lead to an order-of-magnitude reduction in projected $σ(f_{NL}^{\mathrm{loc}})$ for these surveys. |
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| spellingShingle | Learning to Concentrate: Multi-tracer Forecasts on Local Primordial Non-Gaussianity with Machine-Learned Bias Sullivan, James M Prijon, Tijan Seljak, Uros Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Local primordial non-Gaussianity (LPNG) is predicted by many non-minimal models of inflation, and creates a scale-dependent contribution to the power spectrum of large-scale structure (LSS) tracers, whose amplitude is characterized by $b_ϕ$. Knowledge of $b_ϕ$ for the observed tracer population is therefore crucial for learning about inflation from LSS. Recently, it has been shown that the relationship between linear bias $b_1$ and $b_ϕ$ for simulated halos exhibits significant secondary dependence on halo concentration. We leverage this fact to forecast multi-tracer constraints on $f_{NL}^{\mathrm{loc}}$. We train a machine learning model on observable properties of simulated Illustris-TNG galaxies to predict $b_ϕ$ for samples constructed to approximate DESI emission line galaxies (ELGs) and luminous red galaxies (LRGs). We find $σ(f_{NL}^{\mathrm{loc}}) = 2.3$, and $σ(f_{NL}^{\mathrm{loc}}) = 3.7$, respectively. These forecasted errors are roughly factors of 3, and 35\% improvements over the single-tracer case for each sample, respectively. When considering both ELGs and LRGs in their overlap region, we forecast $σ(f_{NL}^{\mathrm{loc}}) = 1.5$ is attainable with our learned model, more than a factor of 3 improvement over the single-tracer case, while the ideal split by $b_ϕ$ could reach $σ(f_{NL}^{\mathrm{loc}}) <1$. We also perform multi-tracer forecasts for upcoming spectroscopic surveys targeting LPNG (MegaMapper, SPHEREx) and show that splitting tracer samples by $b_ϕ$ can lead to an order-of-magnitude reduction in projected $σ(f_{NL}^{\mathrm{loc}})$ for these surveys. |
| title | Learning to Concentrate: Multi-tracer Forecasts on Local Primordial Non-Gaussianity with Machine-Learned Bias |
| topic | Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.08901 |