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2002ApJS..140...37F - Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 140, 37-49 (2002/May-0)

Deuterium and Oxygen toward Feige 110: results from the FUSE mission.

FRIEDMAN S.D., HOWK J.C., CHAYER P., TRIPP T.M., HEBRARD G., ANDRE M., OLIVEIRA C., JENKINS E.B., MOOS H.W., OEGERLE W.R., SONNEBORN G., LAMONTAGNE R., SEMBACH K.R. and VIDAL-MADJAR A.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present measurements of the column densities of interstellar D I and O I made with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) and of H I made with the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) toward the sdOB star Feige 110 [(l,b)=(74°.09,-59°.07); d=179+265–67 pc; z=-154+57–227 pc]. Our determination of the D I column density made use of curve-of-growth fitting and profile fitting analyses, while our O I column density determination used only curve-of-growth techniques. The H I column density was estimated by fitting the damping wings of the interstellar Lyα profile. We find logN(DI)=15.47±0.06, logN(OI)=16.73±0.10, and logN(HI)=20.14+0.13–0.20 (all errors 2 σ). This implies D/H=(2.14±0.82)x10–5, D/O=5.50+1.64–1.33x10–2, and O/H=(3.89±1.67)x10–4. Taken with the FUSE results reported in companion papers and previous measurements of the local interstellar medium (LISM), this suggests the possibility of spatial variability in D/H for sight lines exceeding ∼100 pc. This result may constrain models which characterize the mixing timescales and length scales of material in the LISM.

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Journal keyword(s): Cosmology: Observations - ISM: Abundances - ISM: Clouds - Stars: Individual: Name: Feige 110 - Ultraviolet: ISM

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