5 papers
Supernovae and Positron Annihilation
P. A. Milne, J. D. Kurfess, R. L. Kinzer +1
Radioactive nuclei, especially those created in SN explosion, have long been suggested to be important contributors of galactic positrons. In this paper we describe the findings of…
Comparative Studies of Line and Continuum Positron Annihilation Radiation
P. A. Milne, J. D. Kurfess, R. L. Kinzer +1
Positron annihilation radiation from the Galaxy has been observed by the OSSE, SMM and TGRS instruments. Improved spectral modeling of OSSE observations has allowed studies of the…
Measurement Of the Galactic X-ray/Gamma-ray Background Radiation: Contribution of Discrete Sources
Azita Valinia, Robert L. Kinzer, Francis E. Marshall
The Galactic background radiation near the Scutum Arm was observed simultaneously with RXTE and OSSE in order to determine the spectral shape and the origin of the emission in the…
OSSE Observations of the Soft Gamma Ray Continuum from the Galactic Plane at Longitude 95 Degrees
J. G. Skibo, W. N. Johnson, J. D. Kurfess +7
We present the results of OSSE observations of the soft gamma ray continuum emission from the Galactic plane at longitude 95 degrees. Emission is detected between 50 and 600 keV wh…
Is the High-Energy Emission from Centaurus A Compton-Scattered Jet Radiation?
J. G. Skibo, C. D. Dermer, R. L. Kinzer
We consider whether the hard X-ray and soft gamma-ray emission from Centaurus A is beamed radiation from the active nucleus which is Compton-scattered into our line-of-sight. We de…