Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977apj...213..252t&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 213, Apr. 1, 1977, p. 252-262.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
112
Crab Nebula, Diffuse Radiation, Gamma Rays, Milky Way Galaxy, Pulsars, Satellite Observation, Background Radiation, Radio Emission, Sas-2, Spaceborne Astronomy, X Ray Astronomy, X Ray Sources
Scientific paper
Final results are presented for SAS-2 observations of high-energy gamma-rays from the galactic anticenter region. Three main gamma-ray features are shown to characterize this region: a localized source associated with the Crab Nebula and its pulsar, another localized source near galactic coordinates 195 deg, +5 deg, and a general enhancement of the diffuse background 10 to 15 deg south of the galactic plane, which is associated with the Gould Belt. For the Crab, it is found that the radiation is mostly pulsed, the pulsed fraction increases with energy, and the intensity of the radiation in the main and interpulse peaks is approximately the same. The other localized source, provisionally designated as gamma 195+5, is found to have a harder spectrum than the Crab but no obvious radio counterpart; emission from an external galaxy is ruled out.
Fichtel Carl E.
Hartman Robert C.
Kniffen Donald A.
Lamb Richard C.
Thompson Daniel J.
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