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Summary of the Gamma-Ray Sky

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The Universe in Gamma Rays

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The last decade of the 20th Century provided the first complete all-sky surveys in γ-ray astronomy in the energy ranges from about 1 MeV to more than 1 GeV. The surveys, which were performed by the telescopes COMP-TEL (Compton Telescope 1–30 MeV) and EGRET (Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope >100 MeV) on board NASA’s Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO), provided a complete overview of the γ-ray sky not only in continuum, but also in line emission (e.g., at 1.809 MeV [radioactive 26A1], 1.157 MeV [radioactive 44Ti], and 2.23 MeV [neutron capture]) at unprecedented sensitivities.

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Schönfelder, V. (2001). Summary of the Gamma-Ray Sky. In: Schönfelder, V. (eds) The Universe in Gamma Rays. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04593-0_4

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