PRELIMINARY-RESULTS FROM COMPTEL ON A SEARCH FOR GAMMA-RAY LINE EMISSION FROM SN-1991T

Academic Article

Abstract

  • The COMPTEL experiment aboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory is designed to image celestial gamma-radiation in the energy range from 0.7-30 MeV. With a field of view of 1 sr it is capable of locating strong point sources with an accuracy of better than 0.5 deg. From June 15 to 28, 1991 and a second time from October 3 to 17, 1991 the region containing the supernova SN 1991T was observed by COMPTEL. Here preliminary results from these observations are presented, with special attention to a search for gamma-ray line emission from the supernova.
  • Authors

  • LICHTI, GG
  • BENNETT, K
  • BLOEMEN, H
  • DEBOER, H
  • BUSETTA, M
  • COLLMAR, W
  • CONNORS, A
  • DIEHL, R
  • VANDIJK, R
  • DENHERDER, JW
  • HERMSEN, W
  • KUIPER, L
  • LOCKWOOD, J
  • MACRI, J
  • McConnell, Mark
  • MORRIS, D
  • MUCH, R
  • RYAN, J
  • SCHONFELDER, V
  • SIMPSON, G
  • STACY, JG
  • STEINLE, H
  • STRONG, AW
  • SWANENBURG, BN
  • VARENDORFF, M
  • DEVRIES, C
  • WINKLER, C
  • Status

    Publication Date

  • January 1993
  • Has Subject Area

    Keywords

  • GAMMA-RAY LINES
  • GAMMA-RAYS
  • NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
  • SN-1991T
  • SUPERNOVAE
  • Start Page

  • 215
  • End Page

  • 218
  • Volume

  • 97
  • Issue

  • 1