Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-09-27
Astrophys.J. 547 (2001) L89-L92
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 3 figures. Reflects version accepted for publication by ApJ Letters
Scientific paper
10.1086/318904
Prompted by the recent MAXIMA-1 and BOOMERANG-98 measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropy power spectrum, and motivated by the results from the observation of high-redshift Type Ia supernovae, we investigate CMB anisotropies in quintessence models in order to characterize the nature of the dark energy today. We perform a Bayesian likelihood analysis, using the MAXIMA-1 and BOOMERANG-98 published bandpowers, in combination with COBE/DMR, to explore the space of quintessence parameters: the quintessence energy density \Omega_\phi and equation of state w_\phi. We restrict our analysis to flat, scale-invariant, inflationary adiabatic models. We find that this simple class of inflationary models, with a quintessence component \Omega_\phi < ~0.7, -1 < = w_\phi < ~-0.5, is in good agreement with the data. Within the assumptions of our analysis, pure quintessence models seem to be slightly favored, although the simple cosmological constant scenario is consistent with the data.
Baccigalupi Carlo
Balbi Amedeo
Matarrese Sabino
Perrotta Francesca
Vittorio Nicola
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