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Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis codes

• bbn_new123.f from Wagoner (1973), modified by Kawano (1992), adapted by Dodelson.
• public_bigbang.f from J. D. Maldonado and F. X. Timmes.

  

Light Element Abundances from Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

Kirkman, Tytler et al. (2003)
	Þ Wbh2 = 0.0214±0.0020 Þ Wb = 0.040±0.004 if h = 0.73

D/H from Intergalactic Absorption towards Quasar 1243+3047

Kirkman, Tytler et al. (2003)
	Average of 5 quasars including Q1243+3047 Þ D/H = 2.8±0.4 × 10-5

Simulations of the Lyman alpha forest

Davé, Hernquist, Katz & Weinberg (1999)

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