Nuclear gamma ray line astronomy in the perspective of the integral satellite

✍ Scribed by M. Cassé; E. Vangioni-Flam; J. Paul

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 320 KB
• Volume: 654
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0375-9474
• DOI: 10.1016/s0375-9474(00)88567-x

✦ Synopsis

We present a broad overview of the principal processes and astrophysical sites of gammaray line production and review the main pre-INTEGRAL satellite observations to set the stage to the next European era of gamma-ray line astronomy.