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arxiv: astro-ph/9804158 · v1 · submitted 1998-04-16 · 🌌 astro-ph

Constraints on Cosmological Parameters from Existing CMB Data

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We use current cosmic microwave background data to constrain cosmological parameters. The results are presented as confidence regions in the ($\Omega$--$H_o$) -- plane for both open and flat geometries, and are based on a $\chi^2$ minimization to the power spectrum. Although such an approach does not strictly apply to power spectrum estimates, the results should nonetheless be indicative. We find that purely open, low--$\Omega$ models are strongly disfavored, due to the position of the ``Doppler Peak'' at high $l$; flat models are less strongly constrained. The parameter space explored is the largest to date, covering $\Omega$, $H_o$, $n$, $Q$ and $\Omega_B h^2$.

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