The surprising influence of late charged current weak interactions on Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
The weak interaction charged current processes (νe+n↔p+e−; ν¯e+p↔n+e+; n↔p+e−+ν¯e) interconvert neutrons and protons in the early universe and have significant influence on Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN) light-element abundance yields, particularly that for 4He. We demonstrate that the influence of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-10-01
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Series: | Nuclear Physics B |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0550321316302644 |