May 1980 low energy gamma-ray observations with the MISO telescope

Perotti, F; Della Ventura, A; Villa, G

doi:10.1016/0273-1177(83)90020-0

Title: May 1980 low energy gamma-ray observations with the MISO telescope

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During a balloon flight of the MISO telescope on 1980 May 17, the Crab Nebula and the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151 were studied over the photon energy range 0.03-16 MeV. The photon spectrum of the Crab Nebula was measured up to approximately 2 MeV. No gamma-ray emission from NGC 4151 was detected on this occasion.

Authors:: Perotti, F; Della Ventura, A; Villa, G

Publication Date:: Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

Research Org.:: CNR, Istituto di Fisica Cosmica, Milan, Italy

OSTI Identifier:: 6449892

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Adv. Space Res.; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 3

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; CRAB NEBULA; GAMMA RADIATION; SEYFERT GALAXIES; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GALAXIES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; NEBULAE; RADIATIONS; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS; 640103* - Astrophysics & Cosmology- Quasi-Stellar, Radio, & X-Ray Sources- (-1987)

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                    Perotti, F, Della Ventura, A, and Villa, G. May 1980 low energy gamma-ray observations with the MISO telescope.  United States: N. p., 1983. 
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                    Perotti, F, Della Ventura, A, & Villa, G. May 1980 low energy gamma-ray observations with the MISO telescope.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-1177(83)90020-0

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  title        = {May 1980 low energy gamma-ray observations with the MISO telescope},

  author       = {Perotti, F and Della Ventura, A and Villa, G},

  abstractNote = {During a balloon flight of the MISO telescope on 1980 May 17, the Crab Nebula and the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151 were studied over the photon energy range 0.03-16 MeV. The photon spectrum of the Crab Nebula was measured up to approximately 2 MeV. No gamma-ray emission from NGC 4151 was detected on this occasion.},

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  journal      = {Adv. Space Res.; (United States)},
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  year         = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},

  month        = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}

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