Published January 1991
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Journal article
Primordial nucleosynthesis revisited
Description
Standard Big Bang nucleosynthesis predictions are compared with the most recent estimates of the primordial light isotope abundances. The dependence of the predicted abundances on low-energy nuclear reaction rates and the neutron half-life is investigated. We conclude that the standard model of Big Bang nucleosynthesis, the Standard Model of particle physics with three light neutrino flavours, and the currently recommended value of the neutron half-life are incompatible. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. G, Nuclear Physics
- Journal Volume
- 17
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- J. Phys., G.
- Journal Page Range
- 35-48
- ISSN
- 0305-4616
- CODEN
- JPHGB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 22040299
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COSMOLOGY; CROSS SECTIONS; ELEMENT ABUNDANCE; HALF-LIFE; LIGHT NUCLEI; NEUTRINOS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; ORIGIN; STANDARD MODEL; UNIVERSE
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EVALUATION; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; HADRONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTITY RATIO; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SYNTHESIS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS