Constraints on Cosmological Parameters from Existing CMB Data
Astrophysics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We use current cosmic microwave background data to constrain cosmological parameters. The results are presented as confidence regions in the (--) -- plane for both open and flat geometries, and are based on a 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-- models are strongly disfavored, due to the position of the ``Doppler Peak'' at high ; flat models are less strongly constrained. The parameter space explored is the largest to date, covering , , , and .
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9804158,
title = {Constraints on Cosmological Parameters from Existing CMB Data},
author = {J. G. Bartlett and A. Blanchard and M. Le Dour and M. Douspis and D. Barbosa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9804158},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
To appear in "Fundamental Parameters in Cosmology", proceedings of the Rencontres de Moriond 1998