Nuclear Reaction Rates and Primordial $^6$Li

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dc.creatorNollett, Kenneth M.
dc.creatorLemoine, Martin
dc.creatorSchramm, David N.
dc.date1996-12-19
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dc.descriptionWe examine the possibility that Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN) may produce non-trivial amounts of $^6$Li. If a primordial component of this isotope could be observed, it would provide a new fundamental test of Big-Bang cosmology, as well as new constraints on the baryon density of the universe. At present, however, theoretical predictions of the primordial $^6$Li abundance are extremely uncertain due to difficulties in both theoretical estimates and experimental determinations of the deuterium-plus-alpha radiative capture reaction cross-section. We also argue that present observational capabilities do not yet allow the detection of primeval $^6$Li in very metal-poor stars of the galactic halo. However, if the critical cross section is towards the upper end of its plausible range, then improvements in $^6$Li detection capabilities may allow the establishment of $^6$Li as another product of BBN. It is also noted that a primordial $^6$Li detection could help resolve current concerns about the extragalactic D/H determination.
dc.description10 pages, REVTeX, 5 PostScript figures with psfig. Submitted to Physical Review C
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9612197
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9612197
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.C56:1144-1151,1997
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevC.56.1144
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/190117
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectNuclear Theory
dc.titleNuclear Reaction Rates and Primordial $^6$Li
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