The sky distribution of positronium annihilation continuum emission measured with SPI/INTEGRAL

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 450, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1013-1021

  Weidenspointner, G ^a   Shrader, C R ^b   Knodlseder J ^a   Jean, P ^a   Lonjou, V ^a   Guessoum, N ^c   Diehl, R ^d   Gillard, W ^a   Harris, M J ^a   Skinner, G K ^a   Von Ballmoos, P ^a   Vedrenne, G ^a   Roques, J P ^a   Schanne, S ^e   Sizun, P ^e   Teegarden, B J ^b   Schonfelder V ^d   Winkler, C ^f  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^e CEA SACLAY   (France)

^f EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Galaxy: bulge; Gamma rays: observations

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GALAXIES; GAMMA RAYS; POSITRONS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ESA'S INTEGRAL OBSERVATORY; GALAXY: BULGE; GAMMA RAYS: OBSERVATIONS; POSITRONIUM ANNIHILATION CONTINUUM EMISSION; SPI SPECTROMETER;

POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 33646424636     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20054046     Document Type: Article

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