Published March 8, 1979
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Journal article
Gamma-ray line astronomy
Creators
- 1. Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (USA). McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences
Description
It is stated that γ-ray astronomy is a valuable source of information on solar activity, supernovae and nucleosynthesis. Cosmic γ-ray lines were first observed from solar flares and more recently from the galactic centre and a transient event. The latter may give an important insight into nuclear reactions taking place near neutron stars and black holes and a measure of the gravitational redshifts of such objects. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nature (London)
- Journal Volume
- 278
- Journal Issue
- 5700
- Series
- Nature (London).
- Journal Page Range
- 127-132
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 10462471
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- BLACK HOLES; EVALUATED DATA; GALAXIES; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHS; NEUTRON STARS; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; RED SHIFT; REVIEWS; SOLAR FLARES; SUPERNOVAE; TRANSIENTS
- Descriptors DEC
- DATA; DATA FORMS; DOCUMENT TYPES; ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SPECTROSCOPY; STARS; VARIABLE STARS