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Cosmological-Constant Cold Dark Matter Models and the COBE Two-Year Sky maps

Astrophysics 2009-10-22 v2

Abstract

We compare the two-year COBE DMR sky maps with the predictions of cosmological-constant cold dark matter models. Using a Bayesian analysis, we find that the most likely value of the cosmological constant in such a model is Lambda = 0. The data set an upper limit on Lambda of 0.78 (0.85) at 90% confidence, and 0.86 (0.92) at 95% confidence with (without) the quadrupole anisotropy.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9407069,
  title  = {Cosmological-Constant Cold Dark Matter Models and the COBE Two-Year Sky maps},
  author = {Emory F. Bunn and Naoshi Sugiyama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9407069},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

10 pages + 3 figures of uuencoded compressed PostScript. Preprint number CfPA-94-th-33, UTAP-187. (We have corrected an error in our analysis.)