OSSE observations of galactic 511 keV positron annihilation radiation: Initial phase 1 results

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 413, Issue 2 PART 2, 1993, Pages

  Purcell, W R ^a   Grabelsky, D A ^a   Ulmer, M P ^a   Johnson, W N ^b   Kinzer, R L ^b   Kurfess, J D ^b   Strickman, M S ^b   Jung, G V ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Space Research Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxy: center; Gamma rays: observations; ISM: general; Nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances

Indexed keywords

EID: 12044255324     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/186965     Document Type: Article

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