Primordial Li Abundance and Massive Particles

Dapo H.

2nd International Conference on Nuclear Structure and Dynamics, Opatija, Croatia, 9 - 13 July 2012, vol.1491, pp.285-286, (Full Text) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 1491
  • Doi Number: 10.1063/1.4764258
  • City: Opatija
  • Country: Croatia
  • Page Numbers: pp.285-286
  • Keywords: nuclear astrophysics, big bang theory, lithium, PHYSICS
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The problem of the observed lithium abundance coming from the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis is as of yet unsolved. One of the proposed solutions is including relic massive particles into the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. We investigated the effects of such particles on (HeX-)-He-4 + H-2 -> Li-6 + X-, where the X- is the negatively charged massive particle. We demonstrate the dominance of long-range part of the potential on the cross-section.