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Hemispherical power asymmetry from a space-dependent component of the adiabatic power spectrum
Phys. Rev. D 89, 127303 – Published 26 June, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.89.127303
Abstract
The hemispherical power asymmetry observed by Planck and WMAP can be interpreted as due to a spatially-varying and scale-dependent component of the adiabatic power spectrum. We derive general constraints on the magnitude and scale-dependence of a component with a dipole spatial variation. The spectral index and the running of the spectral index can be significantly shifted from their inflation model values, resulting in a smaller spectral index and a more positive running. A key prediction is a hemispherical asymmetry of the spectral index and of its running. Measurement of these asymmetries can test the structure of the perturbation responsible for the cosmic microwave background power asymmetry.
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