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The lithium isotope ratio in Population II halo dwarfs - A proposed test of the late decaying massive particle nucleosynthesis scenario

Authors :
Brown, Lawrence
Schramm, David N
Source :
Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters. 329
Publication Year :
1988
Publisher :
United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1988.

Abstract

It is shown that observations of the lithium isotope ratio in high surface temperature Population II stars may be critical to cosmological nucleosynthesis models. In particular, decaying particle scenarios as derived in some supersymmetric models may stand or fall with such observations.

Subjects

Subjects :
Astrophysics

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0004637X
Volume :
329
Database :
NASA Technical Reports
Journal :
Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsnas.19880054410
Document Type :
Report
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1086/185186