Abstract The COMPTEL experiment on the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory is designed to image celestial gamma radiation in the energy range from 0.75–30 MeV within a field of view of 1 steradian. It can locate stronger point sources with an accuracy better than 0.5° and is capable of mapping diffuse emission as well. The Galactic-center region was observed by COMPTEL for several 2-week periods in 1991/1992. These observations show evidence for 1.8 MeV line emission along the Galactic disk (attributed to radioactive 26Al), extending over at least 40 degrees in longitude.


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    Title :

    COMPTEL results on the 1.809 MeV gamma-ray line from the Galactic-center region


    Contributors:
    Diehl, R. (author) / Bennett, K. (author) / Bloemen, H. (author) / Collmar, W. (author) / Hermsen, W. (author) / Lichti, G.G. (author) / McConnell, M. (author) / Morris, D. (author) / Ryan, J. (author) / Schönfelder, V. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 13 , 12 ; 723-726


    Publication date :

    1993-01-01


    Size :

    4 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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