Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-02-11
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 5 figures, accepted in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Scientific paper
We update the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis calculations on the basis of the recent NACRE compilation. The average values of the calculated abundances of light nuclei do not differ significantly from that obtained using the previous Fowler's compilation. ${^7}Li$ is slightly depressed at high baryon to photon ratio $\eta$. The main uncertainty concerns the $D(p,\gamma){^3}He$ reaction rate affecting the synthesis of ${^7}Li$ (via the ${^3}He(\alpha,\gamma){^7}Be(e\nu){^7}Li$) at rather high baryonic density. On the left part of the lithium valley the uncertainty is strongly reduced due to the improvement of the measurement of the $T(\alpha,\gamma)^{7}Li$ reaction rate. We use lithium-7 as the main baryometer, since, though much efforts have been devoted to the determination of Deuterium in absorbing clouds in the line of sight of remote quasars, the statistics is very poor compared to the long series of lithium measurements. Taking into account the lithium constraints, two possible baryonic density ranges emerge, $\eta_{10}= 1.4 - 1.9$ and $\eta_{10} = 3.3 - 5.1$. The Be and B abundances produced in the big bang are orders of magnitudes lower, and spallation of fast carbon and oxygen is probably their unique source, in the early Galaxy.
Cass'e Michel
Coc Alain
Vangioni-Flam Elisabeth
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