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D/H in a new Lyman limit quasar absorption system at z=3.256 towards PKS1937-1009 | | N. H. M. Crighton
; J. K. Webb
; A. Ortiz-Gil
; A. Fernandez-Soto
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22 Mar 2004 | | Journal: | Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 355 (2004) 1042 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Abstract: | We have identified a new Lyman limit absorption system towards PKS1937-1009, with log N(HI)=18.25 +/- 0.02 at z=3.256. It is suitable for measuring D/H, and we find a 68.3% confidence range for D/H of 1.6^{+0.25}_{-0.30} imes 10^{-5}, and a 95.4% range of 1.6^{+0.5}_{-0.4} imes 10^{-5}. The metallicity of the cloud where D/H was measured is low, [Si/H] = -2.0 +/- 0.5. At these metallicities we expect that D/H will be close to the primordial value. Our D/H disagrees at a level of 99.4% with the predicted D/H using the baryon density calculated from the cosmic background radiation measured by WMAP, 2.60^{+0.19}_{-0.17} imes 10^{-5}. Our result also exacerbates the scatter in D/H values around the mean primordial D/H. | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/0403512 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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