GRIS observations of positron annihilation radiation from the Galactic center

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Galactic Nuclei, Gamma Ray Spectrometers, Milky Way Galaxy, Positron Annihilation, Spaceborne Astronomy, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Balloon Flight, Imaging Spectrometers, Solar Maximum Mission

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In the present Gamma-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (GRIS) observations, the 511 keV line has been spectrally resolved and the Galactic plane and center components have been independently measured. These data, in combination with those from other narrow-field observations in the 1980s, support the two-component model of the positron annihilation source. A strong hard-X-ray continuum was detected in the Galactic plane observation; this 'diffuse' continuum component solves the mystery as to why wide-field instruments have detected such high continuum emission from the Galactic center, in virtue of its source contributions.

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