\begin{table}%t1 %\centering \par \caption{\label{tab:constraint_comparisons}Free parameters that affect the evolution of the baryonic Universe, see Sect.~2.3 for more details.} \small \begin{tabular}{cccc} \hline \hline Parameter & Description & Fiducial value & Source of constraints\\ \hline $\beta$ & Inverse of star formation efficiency & 50& Kennicutt (1998)\\ $\epsilon$ & Inverse of mass loading for feedback & 0.1 & \citet{Martin2002}\\ $\chi$ & Galaxy merger power law & 3.333 & Numerical simulations e.g. Walker et~al. (1996)\\ \hline $\Omega_B$ & Baryon fraction & 0.02~h$^{-2}$ & $^2$H abundance in QSO absorption lines \citep{Tytler1996}\\ $\psi$ & S-S merging normalisation & 0.017 & \citet{Makino1997}\\ $\varsigma$ & Recycling efficiency & 0.3 & Set to fiducial value in Hatton et~al. (2003)\\ $\kappa$ & Ratio of burst-to-bulge radius & 0.1 & Set to fiducial value in Hatton et~al. (2003)\\ Dust & ISM Extinction and emission due to dust & -- & Guiderdoni et~al. (1987), Desert et~al. (1990)\\ IMF & Initial mass function & -- & \cite{Kennicutt1983}\\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{table}