Protosolar D-to-H Abundance and One Part per Billion PH3 in the Coldest Brown Dwarf
Melanie J. Rowland et al 2024 ApJL 977 L49 Researchers report the first measurement of the deuterium-to-hydrogen ratio in a substellar object outside the solar system; this measurement suggests a…
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