On the width of the last scattering surface
Astrophysics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
We discuss the physical effects of some accelerated world models on the width of the last scattering surface (LSS) of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR). The models considered in our analysis are X-matter (XCDM) and a Chaplygin type gas. The redshift of the LSS does not depend on the kind of dark energy (if XCDM of Chaplygin). Further, for a Chaplygin gas, the width of the LSS is also only weakly dependent on the kind of scenario (if we have dark energy plus cold dark matter or the unified picture).
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0411657,
title = {On the width of the last scattering surface},
author = {N. Pires and M. A. S. Nobre and J. A. S. Lima},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0411657},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, 1 figure, 2 tables, accepted to IJMPD