How to find the value of the baryon asymmetry in this paper

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The discussion centers on understanding the baryon-to-photon ratio, denoted as ##\eta=n_b/n_\gamma##, as presented in the review paper "Baryon Nucleosynthesis" from the Particle Data Group. The value of ##\eta## is estimated to be approximately ##6.07\pm0.33 \times 10^{-10}##, which is derived from references cited within the review. Participants emphasize that the review serves primarily to summarize existing research and direct readers to the original studies for detailed methodologies and findings.

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Any help how to find the right value of the baryon asymmetry or the baryon density expected from the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN) of order ##\sim 10^{-10}## in a paper
I'm trying to understand from this paper

https://pdg.lbl.gov/2020/reviews/rpp2020-rev-bbang-nucleosynthesis.pdf

What is the value of the baryon to photon ratio ##\eta=n_b/n_\gamma## as named in figure 24.1, but I can't get from the figure or the paper how ##\eta## is of order ##10^{-10}##

Any help in reading such papers?

I mean I found in another study that the value of ##\eta## as expected from BBN is of order: ##6.07\pm0.33 \times 10^{-10} ##

So where can we find such value in the mentioned paper?
 
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Safinaz said:
Any help in reading such papers?

That's a review. It's job is to summarize and point you to the references. To understand the details, read the references.
 
Vanadium 50 said:
That's a review. It's job is to summarize and point you to the references. To understand the details, read the references.
I was reading a study about baryogenesis and the authors cited the mentioned paper and its ##\eta## value, so I just wonder how they concluded this value
 
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That's a review. It's job is to summarize and point you to the references. To understand the details, read the references.
 
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It literally briefly mentions how things are done and give you the references to where the details can be found.
 
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