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Gamma-ray astronomy and the origin of cosmic raysNew surveys of galactic gamma ray emission together with millimeter wave radio surveys indicated that cosmic rays were produced as the result of supernova explosions in our galaxy with the most intense production occurring in a Great Galactic Ring about 35,000 light years in diameter where supernova remnants and pulsars were concentrated.
Document ID
19780014074
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Stecker, F. W. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1978
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-79535
Report Number: NASA-TM-79535
Accession Number
78N22017
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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