Axion hot dark matter bounds
Abstract
We derive cosmological limits on two-component hot dark matter consisting of neutrinos and axions. We restrict the large-scale structure data to the safely linear regime, excluding the Lyman-alpha forest. We derive Bayesian credible regions in the two-parameter space consisting of m_a and sum(m_nu). Marginalizing over sum(m_nu) provides m_a<1.02 eV (95% CL). In the absence of axions the same data and methods give sum(m_nu)< 0.63 eV (95% CL).
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- August 2008
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.0808.0814
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0808.0814
- Bibcode:
- 2008arXiv0808.0814R
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
- E-Print:
- Contribution to Proc. 4th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs (18-21 June 2008, DESY)