# Double monodromy inflation: Gravitational wave factory for CMB-S4, LiteBIRD, and LISA

@article{DAmico2021DoubleMI,
title={Double monodromy inflation: Gravitational wave factory for CMB-S4, LiteBIRD, and LISA},
author={Guido D’Amico and Nemanja Kaloper and Alexander Westphal},
journal={Physical Review D},
year={2021}
}
• Published 14 January 2021
• Physics
• Physical Review D
We consider a short rollercoaster cosmology based on two stages of monodromy inflation separated by a stage of matter domination, generated after the early inflaton falls out of slow roll. If the first stage is controlled by a flat potential, V ∼ φ with p < 1 and lasts N ∼ 30 − 40 efolds, the scalar and tensor perturbations at the largest scales will fit the CMB perfectly, and produce relic gravity waves with 0.02 < ∼ r < ∼ 0.06, which can be tested by LiteBIRD and CMB-S4 experiments. If in… Expand

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