A maximum entropy map of the 511 keV positron annihilation line emission distribution near the Galactic center

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 481, Issue 1 PART II, 1997, Pages

  Cheng, L X ^a   Leventhal, M ^a   Smith, D M ^a   Purcell, W R ^b   Tueller, J ^c   Connors, A ^d   Dixon, D ^e   Kinzer, R L ^f   Skibo, J G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxy: general; Gamma rays: observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744436554     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/310638     Document Type: Article

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