Gamma-ray emission from the inner Galactic ridge

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 515, Issue 1 PART 1, 1999, Pages 215-225

  Kinzer, R L ^a   Purcell, W R ^b   Kurfess, J D ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxy: center; Galaxy: structure; Gamma rays: observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033541347     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/306997     Document Type: Article

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