Likelihood distribution for models with cosmological constant from COBE data

Citation
M. Tucci et al., Likelihood distribution for models with cosmological constant from COBE data, ASTROPHYS J, 562(2), 2001, pp. 583-592
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
0004637X → ACNP
Volume
562
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Part
1
Pages
583 - 592
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-637X(200112)562:2<583:LDFMWC>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Using COBE Differential Microwave Radiometer (DMR) 4 yr data, we find a gen eral expression yielding the likelihood distribution in the three-dimension al parameter space spanned by the spectral index n, the spectral amplitude a(10), and the false-vacuum density parameter Omega (Lambda). Using such si mple expression, the range of possible normalizations within a given likeli hood interval from top-likelihood normalization is readily found, with fair approximation, for any model with total density parameter Omega (0) = 1 an d assigned n and Omega (Lambda).