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arxiv: astro-ph/9912473 · v3 · submitted 1999-12-22 · 🌌 astro-ph · hep-ph· nucl-ex· nucl-th

Constraining Antimatter Domains in the Early Universe with Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

classification 🌌 astro-ph hep-phnucl-exnucl-th
keywords domainshe-3nucleosynthesisannihilationantimatterbangcomesearly
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We consider the effect of a small-scale matter-antimatter domain structure on big bang nucleosynthesis and place upper limits on the amount of antimatter in the early universe. For small domains, which annihilate before nucleosynthesis, this limit comes from underproduction of He-4. For larger domains, the limit comes from He-3 overproduction. Most of the He-3 from antiproton-helium annihilation is annihilated also. The main source of He-3 is photodisintegration of He-4 by the electromagnetic cascades initiated by the annihilation.

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