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The cosmic γ-ray spectrum near 1 MeV observed by the ERS-18 satellite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

James I. Vette ,
Duane Gruber ,
James L. Matteson  and
Laurence E. Peterson
James I. Vette
Affiliation:
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., U.S.A.
Duane Gruber
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, Calif., U.S.A.
James L. Matteson
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, Calif., U.S.A.
Laurence E. Peterson
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, Calif., U.S.A.

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In this paper, we wish to report new data obtained on the total, or omnidirectional, cosmic γ-Ray flux in the 250 keV to 6 MeV range. Flux in this energy range up to 2 MeV was first detected on the Ranger 3 (Metzger et al., 1964) and has been confirmed up to 0.5 MeV and extended to lower energies by a series of rocket (Gorenstein et al., 1969; Seward et al., 1967) and balloon measurements (Bleeker et al., 1966; Rocchia et al., 1967). Observation of the spectrum at higher energies has become of considerable importance since the recent successful detection of galactic 100 MeV γ-Rays by the OSO-3 (Clark et al., 1968).

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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 37: Non-Solar X- and Gamma-Ray Astronomy , 1970 , pp. 335 - 341
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Copyright © Reidel 1970 

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