Closed-form probability distributions for the curvature perturbation are derived for four exactly solvable curvaton potentials, and the mass-decay-rate parameter space is split into regions by the probability of producing 10% to 100% of the observed signal.
Density Perturbations from Modulated Decay of the Curvaton
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We study density perturbations, including their non-Gaussianity, in models in which the decay rate of the curvaton depends on another light scalar field, denoted the modulaton. Although this model shares some similarities with the standard curvaton and modulated reheating scenarios, it exhibits interesting predictions for f_NL and g_NL that are specific to this model. We also discuss the possibility that both modulaton and curvaton fluctuations contribute to the final curvature perturbation. Our results naturally include the standard curvaton and modulated reheating scenarios as specific limits and are thus useful to present a unified treatment of these models and their variants.
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Curvaton distribution from stochastic inflation
Closed-form probability distributions for the curvature perturbation are derived for four exactly solvable curvaton potentials, and the mass-decay-rate parameter space is split into regions by the probability of producing 10% to 100% of the observed signal.