Constraints on Supersymmetric Models of Hybrid Inflation

Details Constraints on Supersymmetric Models of Hybrid Inflation Constraints on Supersymmetric Models of Hybrid Inflation

2006-07-14

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0607339v2

JCAP 0609 (2006) 007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

21 pages, 16 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/1475-7516/2006/09/007

We point out that the inclusion of a string component contributing around 5% to the CMB power spectrum amplitude on large scales can increase the preferred value of the spectral index n_s of density fluctuations measured by CMB experiments. While this finding applies to any cosmological scenario involving strings, we consider in particular models of supersymmetric hybrid inflation, which predict n_s >= 0.98, in tension with the CMB data when strings are not included. Using MCMC analysis we constrain the parameter space allowed for F- and D-term inflation. For the F-term model, using minimal supergravity corrections, we find that \log\kappa= -2.34\pm 0.38 and M= (0.518\pm 0.059) * 10^16 GeV. The inclusion of non-minimal supergravity corrections can modify these values somewhat. In the corresponding analysis for D-term inflation, we find \log\kappa= -4.24\pm 0.19 and m_FI= (0.245\pm 0.031) * 10^16 GeV. Under the assumption that these models are correct, these results represent precision measurements of important parameters of a Grand Unified Theory. We consider the possible uncertainties in our measurements and additional constraints on the scenario from the stochastic background of gravitational waves produced by the strings. The best-fitting model predicts a B-mode polarization signal \approx 0.3 \mu K rms peaking at l \approx 1000. This is of comparable amplitude to the expected signal due to gravitational lensing of the adiabatic E-mode signal on these scales.

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