Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-09-03
Space Sci.Rev.106:49-60,2003
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
12 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
10.1023/A:1024673217736
An accurate value of the deuterium/hydrogen (D/H) ratio in the local interstellar medium (LISM) and a better understanding of the D/H variations with position in the Galactic disk can provide essential information on the primordial D/H ratio in the Galaxy at the time of the protosolar nebula, and the amount of astration and mixing in the Galaxy over time. Recent measurements have been obtained with UV spectrographs on FUSE, HST, and IMAPS using hot white dwarfs, OB stars, and late-type stars as background light sources against which to measure absorption by D and H in the interstellar medium along the lines of sight. Recent analyses of FUSE observations of seven white dwarfs and subdwarfs provide a weighted mean value of D/H = (1.52 +/- 0.08) 10(-5) (15.2 +/- 0.8 ppm), consistent with the value of (1.50 +/- 0.10) 10(-5) (15.0 +/- 1.0 ppm) obtained from analysis of lines of sight toward nearby late-type stars. Both numbers refer to the ISM within about 100 pc of the Sun, which samples warm clouds located within the Local Bubble. Outside of the Local Bubble at distances of 200 to 500 pc, analyses of far-UV spectra obtained with IMAPS indicate a much wider range of D/H ratios between 0.8 to 2.2 ppm, providing information on inhomogeneous astration in the Galactic disk.
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