The cosmic microwave background and observational convergence in the Ωm-ΩΛ plane

被引:119
作者
Lineweaver, CH [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New S Wales, Sch Phys, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
关键词
cosmic microwave background; cosmology : observations;
D O I
10.1086/311613
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
I use the most recent cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy measurements to constrain the leading cold dark matter models in the Omega(m)-Omega(Lambda) plane. A narrow triangular region is preferred. This triangle is elongated in such a way that its intersection with even conservative versions of recent supernovae, cluster mass-to-light ratios, and double radio source constraints is small and provides the current best limits in the Omega(m)-Omega(Lambda) plane: Omega(Lambda) = 0.62 +/- 0.16 and Omega(m) = 0.24 +/- 0.10. This complementarity between the CMB and other observations rules out Omega(Lambda) = 0 models at more than the 99% confidence level.
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页码:L69 / L73
页数:5
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