Molecular fluorine chemistry in the early Universe

Details Molecular fluorine chemistry in the early Universe Molecular fluorine chemistry in the early Universe

2007-09-26

arxiv.org/abs/0709.4083v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 7 pages, 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20066934

Some models of Big Bang nucleosynthesis suggest that very high baryon density regions were formed in the early Universe, and generated the production of heavy elements other than lithium such as fluorine F. We present a comprehensive chemistry of fluorine in the post-recombination epoch. Calculation of F, F- and HF abundances, as a function of redshift z, are carried out. The main result is that the chemical conditions in the early Universe can lead to the formation of HF. The final abundance of the diatomic molecule HF is predicted to be close to 3.75 10(-17) when the initial abundance of neutral fluorine F is 10(-15). These results indicate that molecules of fluorine HF were already present during the dark age. This could have implications on the evolution of proto-objects and on the anisotropies of cosmic microwave background radiation. Hydride of fluorine HF may affect enhancement of the emission line intensity from the proto-objects and could produce spectral-spatial fluctuations.

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