Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-1969
Publication Title
The Astrophysical Journal
Publisher
The American Astronomical Society
Abstract
The gamma-ray lines emitted when 56Ni decays to 56Fe are shown to provide a photon flux which is a significant fraction of the diffuse background near 1 MeV. Successful measurement of the line profties can reveal both the present and past rates of nucleosynthesis in the Universe.
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