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Mass fractions from Big Bang Nucleosynthesis.
From Wagoner-Kawano code
bbn_new123.f
with baryon density \(\Omega_{\rm b} h^2 = 0.0214\)
and
neutron lifetime \(\tau_n = 885.8 \, {\rm s}\).
“Measurement of the neutron lifetime using a magneto-gravitational trap” (Callahan 2018) gives \(\tau_n = (877.7 \pm 1) \, {\rm s}\).
Kirkman, Tytler et al. (2003) | |||||
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Kirkman, Tytler et al. (2003) | |||
Average of 5 quasars
including Q1243+3047
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Davé, Hernquist, Katz & Weinberg (1999) |
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