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An accurate value of the D/H ratio in the local interstellar medium (LISM) and a better understanding of the D/H variations with position in the Galactic disk and halo are vitally important questions as they provide 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 DIR = (1.52 ± 0.08) x 10—5(15.2 ± 0.8 ppm), consistent with the value of (1.50 ± 0.10) x 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 the IMAPS instrument indicate a much wider range of D/H ratios between 0.8 to 2.2 ppm. This portion of the Galactic disk provides information on inhomogeneous astration in the Galaxy.
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Linsky, J.L. (2003). Atomic Deuterium/Hydrogen in the Galaxy. In: Kallenbach, R., Encrenaz, T., Geiss, J., Mauersberger, K., Owen, T.C., Robert, F. (eds) Solar System History from Isotopic Signatures of Volatile Elements. Space Sciences Series of ISSI, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0145-8_4
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