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astro-ph1996
1.8 MeV Emission from the Carina Region
J. Knoedlseder, K. Bennett, H. Bloemen +5
Significant 1.8 MeV emission from the Carina region has been detected by COMPTEL. The emission is concentrated within 6 degrees or less near the Carina nebula NGC 3372, one of the…
astro-ph1996
Modelling the 1.8 MeV Sky: Tests for Spiral Structure
J. Knoedlseder, N. Prantzos, K. Bennett +6
COMPTEL imaging analysis revealed a patchy, asymmetric distribution of diffuse 1.8 MeV emission along the Galactic plane, which is attributed to the decay of radioactive 26Al in th…