RESONANT NEUTRINO TRANSITIONS AND NUCLEOSYNTHESIS

被引:107
作者
ENQVIST, K
KAINULAINEN, K
MAALAMPI, J
机构
[1] UNIV HELSINKI,DEPT HIGH ENERGY PHYS,SF-00170 HELSINKI 17,FINLAND
[2] UNIV HELSINKI,DEPT THEORET PHYS,SF-00170 HELSINKI 17,FINLAND
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10.1016/0370-2693(90)91030-F
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We consider resonant transitions of the electron neutrino νe into an inert neutrino species νx at the onset of the primordial nucleosynthesis. The neutron-to-proton scattering rates will be modified due to these transitions. We show that the observed helium abundance puts limits on the possible neutrino mixing parameters which are more stringent by several orders of magnitude as compared with reactor experiment bounds. © 1990.
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页码:531 / 534
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