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Apr 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995apj...443..117s&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 443, no. 1, p. 117-123
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Backscattering, Compton Effect, Galactic Bulge, Gamma Rays, Positron Annihilation, Balloon-Borne Instruments, Emission Spectra, Gamma Ray Observatory, Gamma Ray Spectrometers, Heao 3, Point Sources
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An emission feature near 170 keV, interpreted as Compton-backscattered 511 keV positron-annihilation radiation, has been reported twice by balloon-borne germanium spectrometers from within approximately 15 deg of the Galactic center (Leventhal, MacCallum, & Stang 1978; Smith et al. 1993). Upper limits on this feature set by HEAO 3 (Mahoney, Ling, & Wheaton 1993) and other instruments indicate that it must be transient. We have searched data from the Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment (OSSE) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) for this feature, using daily spectral accumulations from all pointings near the Galactic center up to 1993 August, and covering most of the region viewed by the balloon instruments. We find no evidence for backscatter emission. Under the hypothesis that the source is 1E 1740.7-2942, the OSSE data set (186 days) disagrees with the balloon measurements with 99.3% confidence. The average daily 3 sigma OSSE upper limit on backscatter flux from 1E 1740.7-2942 is 6.8 x 10-4 photons/sq cm/s, compared to the 1.3 x 10-3 photons/sq cm reported by the balloon observations. We also saw no evidence in 186 days for linelike emission from the point source EXS 1737.9-2952 recently discovered by Grindlay, Covault, & Manandhar (1993). This source exhibited bright emission from 83-111 keV, which has been interpreted as doubly backscattered 511 keV radiation. The average daily 3 sigma upper limit from OSSE for this line is 9.8 x 10-4 photons/sq cm/s, or approximately 8% of the reported flux.
Gehrels Neil
Grabelsky David Andrew
Johnson Neil W.
Jung Gregory V.
Kinzer Robert L.
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