Molecular abundances in the Magellanic Clouds II. Deuterated species in the LMC
Chin, Y. -N. · Henkel, C. · Millar, T. J. · Whiteoak, J. B. · Mauersberger, R.
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The first definite discoveries of extragalactic deuterium are reported. DCO+ has been detected in three and DCN has been measured in one star-forming region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). While the HCO+/DCO+ abundance ratios are found to be 19 ± 3, 24 ± 4, and 67 ± 18 for N113, N44BC and N159HW, respectively, a HCN/DCN abundance ratio of 23 ± 5 is obtained for N113. These results are consistent with a gas temperature of about 20K and a D/H ratio of about 1.5 × 10⁻⁵, consistent with that observed in the Galaxy. If the cloud temperature is closer to 30K, then a D/H ratio is required to be up to an order of magnitude larger. Because this ratio provides a lower limit to the primordial D/H ratio, it indicates that the baryon mass density alone is unable to close the universe.
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