Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis in Light of Discordant Deuterium Measurements

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dc.creatorCardall, Christian Y.
dc.creatorFuller, George M.
dc.date1996-03-15
dc.date1996-03-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:31:42Z
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dc.descriptionTwo dimensional concordance plots involving the baryon-to-photon ratio, $η$, and an effective number of light neutrinos, $N_ν$, are used to discuss the overall consistency of standard big-bang nucleosynthesis in light of recent determinations of the primordial deuterium ($^2$H) abundance. Observations of high-redshift Ly-$α$ clouds have provided discordant $^2$H/H determinations: one cloud with $^2$H/H high compared with the previously accepted upper limit on ($^2$H + $^3$He)/H; and one system with a significantly lower upper bound on $^2$H/H than those previously obtained. The high value of $^2$H/H agrees well with the current observationally-inferred primordial abundances of $^4$He and $^7$Li for $N_ν=3$. The low value of $^2$H/H does not fit well with the current observationally-inferred primordial abundance of $^4$He for $N_ν=3$. In addition, if the low value of $^2$H/H is indicative of the primordial deuterium abundance, then significant depletion of $^7$Li in old, hot Pop II halo stars is probably required to obtain a concordant range of $η$, for {\em any} effective number of neutrino flavors. The use of conservative ranges for the primordial abundances of $^2$H, $^4$He, and $^7$Li allow success of the standard picture for $N_ν=3$.
dc.descriptionLatex 14 pages, uses aastex macros, submitted to Apj
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9603071
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9603071
dc.identifierAstrophys.J.472:435,1996
dc.identifierdoi:10.1086/178076
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/178503
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleBig-Bang Nucleosynthesis in Light of Discordant Deuterium Measurements
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