Compilation and R-matrix analysis of Big Bang nuclear reaction rates

P. Descouvemont , A. Adahchour , C. Angulo , A. Coc (1) , E. Vangioni-Flam (2)

1 CSNSM - Centre de Spectrométrie Nucléaire et de Spectrométrie de Masse
2 IAP - Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

We use the R-matrix theory to fit low-energy data on nuclear reactions involved in Big Bang nucleosynthesis. A special attention is paid to the rate uncertainties which are evaluated on statistical grounds. We provide S factors and reaction rates in tabular and graphical formats.

Domaines: Cosmologie et astrophysique extra-galactique [astro-ph.CO]; Astrophysique [astro-ph]

P. Descouvemont, A. Adahchour, C. Angulo, A. Coc, E. Vangioni-Flam. Compilation and R-matrix analysis of Big Bang nuclear reaction rates. Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables, 2004, 88, pp.203-236. ⟨10.1016/j.adt.2004.08.001⟩. ⟨in2p3-00129383⟩