Abstract
Here we summarize the discussion that took place after the presentation of papers discussing measurement of abundances from emission lines in H II regions. A cosmological test using 4 He is harder than those using the other light elements due to the small dynamic range over which He/H varies for cosmologically interesting parameters. A precision of much better than 1% is needed. This precision challenges both observations and theory. Several of the major uncertainties were identified and methods of improving the accuracy were described.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 163-167 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | S268 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© International Astronomical Union 2010.
Keywords
- Galaxy: abundances
- HII regions
- ISM: abundances
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science