Relic neutrino freeze-out: Dependence on natural constants

Analysis of cosmic microwave background radiation fluctuations favors an effective number of neutrinos, Nν>3. This motivates a reinvestigation of the neutrino freeze-out process. Here we characterize the dependence of Nν on the Standard Model (SM) parameters that govern neutrino freeze-out. We sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jeremiah Birrell, Cheng Tao Yang, Johann Rafelski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Nuclear Physics B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0550321314003642