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Free-electron fraction during hydrogen--helium recombination
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With singly ionized
helium
and
helium
mass
fraction
Y
p
,
charge neutrality
gives
n
B
n
e
=
(
1
−
Y
p
)
X
H
+
+
4
Y
p
X
H
e
+
.
(1)
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Coupled hydrogen--helium Saha equations
Free-electron fraction during hydrogen--helium recombination
Hydrogen-only Saha equation
Coupled hydrogen--helium Saha equations
Coupled hydrogen--helium Saha equations
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Free-electron fraction during hydrogen--helium recombination
Writing
F
=
n
e
/
n
B
couples the two equilibrium
equations
:
F
1
−
X
H
+
X
H
+
=
K
(
T
)
e
−
I
H
/
(
k
B
T
)
,
F
1
−
X
H
e
+
X
H
e
+
=
2
K
(
T
)
e
−
I
He
/
(
k
B
T
)
.
(1)
Hydrogen-only Saha equation
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0
0
Coupled hydrogen--helium Saha equations
When
Y
p
=
0
,
F
=
X
H
+
, and
1
−
X
H
+
X
H
+
2
=
n
B
1
(
h
2
2
π
m
e
k
B
T
)
3/2
e
−
I
H
/
(
k
B
T
)
.
(1)
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