OSSE mapping of galactic 511 keV positron annihilation line emission

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 491, Issue 2 PART I, 1997, Pages 725-748

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

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d University of California   (United States)

^e NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f Stanford University   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxy: Center; Gamma rays: Observations; ISM: General; Line: Formation; Nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243482951     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/304994     Document Type: Article

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