Extreme possible variations of the deuterium abundance within the Galaxy

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Abundance, Deuterium, Galactic Evolution, Milky Way Galaxy, Baryons, Big Bang Cosmology, Chemical Evolution, Helium Isotopes

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In order to reconcile the present baryonic densities deduced respectively from the primordial abundances of D and 4He, some recent chemical evolution models imply that D could have been destroyed more thoroughly during the Galaxy evolution than what was previously predicted. Under the conditions outlined by these models, the present abundance of D may vary by factors as large as 50 in different parts of the Galaxy. If such variations are not observed, this implies that the ratio X(D)prim/X(D)present is not large (2 - 3): the simplest Big Bang models may then be unable to reconcile the baryonic densities predicted by D and 4He respectively.

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