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Gamma-ray lines from the Orion complexWe show that the 4.44 and 6.13 MeV line emission observed with the Compton Telescope (COMPTEL) from Orion is consistent with gamma-ray spectra consisting of a mixture of narrow and broad lines or spectra containing only broad lines. We employed several accelerated particle compositions and showed that the current COMPTEL data in the 3-7 MeV region alone cannot distinguish between the various possibilities. However, the COMPTEL upper limits in the 1-3 MeV band favor a composition similar to that of the winds of Wolf-Rayet stars of spectral type WC. The power dissipated by the accelerated particles at Orion is about 4 x 10(exp 38) ergs/s. These particles are not expected to produce significant amounts of Al-26.
Document ID
19950038706
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Ramaty, Reuven
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kozlovsky, Benzion
(Tel Aviv Univ. Tel Aviv, Israel)
Lingenfelter, Richard E.
(Univ. of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1995
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters
Volume: 438
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
ISSN: 0004-637X
Accession Number
95A70305
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1970
Distribution Limits
Public
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