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Red, straight, no bends: primordial power spectrum reconstruction from CMB and large-scale structure
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We present a minimally parametric, model independent reconstruction of the shape of the primordial power spectrum. Our smoothing spline technique is well-suited to search for smooth features such as deviations from scale invariance, and deviations from a power law such as running of the spectral index or small-scale power suppression. We use a comprehensive set of the state-of the art cosmological data: Planck observations of the temperature and polarisation anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background, WiggleZ and Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 galaxy power spectra and the Canada-France-Hawaii Lensing Survey correlation function. This reconstruction strongly supports the evidence for a power law primordial power spectrum with a red tilt and disfavours deviations from a power law power spectrum including small-scale power suppression such as that induced by significantly massive neutrinos. This offers a powerful confirmation of the inflationary paradigm, justifying the adoption of the inflationary prior in cosmological analyses.
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RAVENNI, Andrea, VERDE, Licia and CUESTA, Antonio J. Red, straight, no bends: primordial power spectrum reconstruction from CMB and large-scale structure. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2016. Vol. 2016, num. 8, pags. 1-18. ISSN 1475-7516. [consulted: 15 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/118327