Cosmic microwave background anisotropy constraints on open and flat-A colddark matter cosmogonies from UCSB South Pole, ARGO, MAX, White Dish, and SuZIE data

Citation
B. Ratra et al., Cosmic microwave background anisotropy constraints on open and flat-A colddark matter cosmogonies from UCSB South Pole, ARGO, MAX, White Dish, and SuZIE data, ASTROPHYS J, 517(2), 1999, pp. 549-564
Citations number
117
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
0004637X → ACNP
Volume
517
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Part
1
Pages
549 - 564
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-637X(19990601)517:2<549:CMBACO>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We use combinations of 10 small-scale cosmic microwave background anisotrop y data sets from the UCSB South Pole 1994, ARGO, MAX 4 and 5, White Dish, a nd SuZIE experiments to constrain cosmogonies. We consider open and spatial ly flat-A cold dark matter cosmogonies with nonrelativistic mass density pa rameter Omega(0) in the range 0.1-1, baryonic mass density parameter Omega( B) in the range 0.005-0.029 h(-2), and age of the universe t(0) in the rang e 10-20 Gyr. Marginalizing over all parameters but Omega(0) the combined da ta favor a Omega(0) similar or equal to 1 (1) open (flat-Lambda) model. Exc luding the smallest angular scale SuZIE data, an Omega(0) similar or equal to 0.3 (1) open (flat-Lambda) model is favored. Considering only multifrequ ency data with error bars consistent with sample variance and noise conside rations, i.e., the South Pole 1994 Ka band, the MAX 4 iota Draconis, and th e MAX 5 HR5127 data, an Omega(0) similar or equal to 0.1 (1) open (flat-Lam bda) model is favored. For both open and flat-Lambda models and for all thr ee combinations of data sets, after marginalizing over all other parameters , a lower Omega(B)h(2) (similar to 0.005) or younger (t(0) similar to 10 Gy r) universe is favored. However, the data do not rule out other values of O mega(0) in the flat-Lambda model and other values of Omega(B)h(2) in both m odels. At 2 sigma confidence, model normalizations deduced from the small-s cale data are consistent with those derived from the Differential Microwave Radiometer data. We emphasize that since we consider only a small number o f data sets, these results are tentative.