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GHRS Observations of the LISMThe GHRS has obtained high-resolution spectra of interstellar gas toward 19 nearby stars. These excellent data show that the Sun is located inside the Local Interstellar Cloud (LIC) with other warm clouds nearby. I will summarize the physical properties of these clouds and the three-dimensional structure of this warm interstellar gas. There is now clear evidence that the Sun and other late-type stars are surrounded by hydrogen walls in the upwind direction. The D/H ratio probably has a constant value in the LIC, (1.6 +/- 0.2) x 10(exp -5), consistent with the measured values for all LIC lines of sight.
Document ID
19970021343
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Linsky, Jeffrey L.
(Joint Inst. for Lab. Astrophysics Boulder, CO United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1996
Publication Information
Publication: Space Science Reviews
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Volume: 78
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-204563
NAS 1.26:204563
Accession Number
97N22344
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA Order S-56460-D
Distribution Limits
Public
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