LATEST NUCLEOSYNTHESIS CONSTRAINTS ON THE BARYON DENSITY OF THE UNIVERSE

Authors
COPI CJ SCHRAMM DN TURNER MS
Citation
Cj. Copi et al., LATEST NUCLEOSYNTHESIS CONSTRAINTS ON THE BARYON DENSITY OF THE UNIVERSE, Nuclear physics. B, 1996, pp. 66-70
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear
Journal title
Nuclear physics. B → ACNP
ISSN journal
05503213
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
51B
Pages
66 - 70
Database
ISI
SICI code
0550-3213(1996):<66:LNCOTB>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Big-bang nucleosynthesis plays a crucial role in constraining big-bang cosmology. Although the uncertainties in the observations of the ligh t elements are governed by systematic effects, firm bounds on the dens ity of baryons in the Universe can be set. On-going observations of de uterium in high-redshift quasar absorption systems will provide tight constraints on the density of baryons.