Padmanabhan, T.Sethi, Shiv K.2012-03-042012-03-042001-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/11007/250We analyze the BOOMERANG and MAXIMA results in the context of simplest inflationary universes: ΩTotal = 1, ns~ 1. We attempt to constrain three other parameters-h, ΩB, and Ωm from these observations. We show that (1) the data are consistent with the values of Ωm and h inferred from other observations and (2) the value of ΩBh² is too high to be compatible with big bang nucleosynthesis observations at the 2 σ level for ns = 1. We also include two cosmic background imager(CBI) band powers in our analysis. However, the inclusion of CBI band powers doesn't affect our conclusions.enCosmic microwave background - cosmologyObservations - cosmology: theoryArticle