Big Bang Nucleosynthesis and Neutrino Cosmology
arXiv:1903.09187
Abstract
There exist a range of exciting scientific opportunities for Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN) in the coming decade. BBN, a key particle astrophysics "tool" for decades, is poised to take on new capabilities to probe beyond standard model (BSM) physics. This development is being driven by experimental determination of neutrino properties, new nuclear reaction experiments, advancing supercomputing/simulation capabilities, the prospect of high-precision next-generation cosmic microwave background (CMB) observations, and the advent of 30m class telescopes.
11 pages, 3 figures. Same manuscript as version submitted to Astro2020 Decadal Survey, except for additions to references and endorsers. v2 contains additional endorsers. v3 contains additional endorsers and credits
References in corpus (9)
- CMB-S4 Science Book, First Edition
- Dark Nuclei I: Cosmology and Indirect Detection
- Cosmological Constraints on Very Dark Photons
- The 7Be(n,alpha)4He reaction and the Cosmological Lithium Problem: measurement of the cross section in a wide energy range at n_TOF (CERN)
- LUNA: Status and Prospects
- Dark Nuclei II: Nuclear Spectroscopy in Two-Colour QCD
- Bayesian Estimation of Thermonuclear Reaction Rates
- Relic Neutrino Freeze-out: Dependence on Natural Constants
- Thermonuclear fusion rates for tritium + deuterium using Bayesian methods