]>Non-Gaussianity from Particle Production during Inflation : Figure 8
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Figure 8: (a) illustrates the time dependence of the solutions 𝜒 𝑘 of (32) for a representative choice of parameters. The oscillatory behaviour at early times represents the adiabatic initial condition. At 𝑡 = 0 the effective frequency (33) varies nonadiabatically and the fluctuations get a “kick”. (b) plots the occupation number (35) for the same mode. No particles are present in the adiabatic in-going regime. This figure illustrates how the violations of adiabaticity at 𝑡 = 0 lead to production of 𝜒 particles.