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The Astrophysical Journal· 2026Q1

The LBT Y p Project. IV. A New Value of the Primordial Helium Abundance

Erik Aver, Evan D. Skillman, Richard W. Pogge, Noah S. J. Rogers et al.

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A new determination of the primordial helium abundance (y_p) using Large Binocular Telescope observations of 41 metal-poor H II regions yields y_p = 0.08146 ± 0.00058, achieving an unprecedented 0.5% precision.

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Field: Astronomy and Astrophysics

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