Comment on N. Rijal et al. "Measurement of d + 7Be Cross Sections for Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis"
Moshe Gai
TL;DR
This paper critiques a recent study on deuterium and beryllium-7 cross sections for Big-Bang nucleosynthesis, highlighting misrepresentations and potential contradictions with established BBN theory.
Contribution
It provides a critical review and correction of misrepresentations in a recent publication on BBN cross section measurements.
Findings
Identifies misrepresentations of previous work
Highlights contradictions with established BBN theory
Calls for correction of the scientific record
Abstract
Rijal, et al. in their recent publication [Phys. Rev. Lett {\bf 122}, 182701 (2019), arXiv:1808.07893], on "Measurement of d + Be Cross Sections for Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN)", misrepresent their result, they misrepresent previous work of Parker (72) and of Caughlan and Fowler (88), and quite possibly, contradicts the very BBN theory that has been established over the last few decades. This comment is intended to correct these misrepresentations and critically review their claims on BBN.
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TopicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies · Nuclear physics research studies · High-Energy Particle Collisions Research