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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: E. Grohs, George M. Fuller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Nuclear Physics B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0550321316302644