BIG-BANG NUCLEOSYNTHESIS - PREDICTIONS AND UNCERTAINTIES

被引:139
作者
KRAUSS, LM
ROMANELLI, P
机构
[1] Center for Theoretical Physics, Sloane Laboratory
[2] Center for Theoretical Physics, Sloane Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven
关键词
Abundances; Early universe; Nucleosynthesis;
D O I
10.1086/168962
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present a detailed reexamination of primordial big-bang nucleosynthesis (BBN), concentrating on the data for the main nuclear reactions leading to the production of 7Li, 3He, and D, and on the neutron half-life, relevant for 4He production. The new values for reaction rates and uncertainties are then used as input in a Monte Carlo analysis of big bang nucleosynthesis of light elements. This allows us to attach confidence levels to the predictions of the standard BBN model.
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页码:47 / 59
页数:13
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