Abstract
It is now generally accepted that accretion of matter onto a compact object (white dwarf, neutron star or black hole) is one of the most efficient processes in the universe for producing high energy radiations. Measurements of the γ-ray emission will provide a potentially valuable means for furthering our understanding of the accretion process. Here we focus on neutroncapture processes, which can be expected in any situation where energetic neutrons may be produced and where the liberated neutrons will interact with matter before they decay (where they have a chance of undergoing some type of neutron capture). Line emission at 2.2 MeV, resulting from neutron capture on hydrogen, is believed to be the most important neutroncapture emission. Observations of this line in particular would provide a probe of neutronproduction processes (i.e., the energetic particle interactions) within the accretion flow. Here we report on the results of our effort to image the full sky at 2.2 MeV using data from the COMPTELexperiment on the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO).
Department
Space Science Center, Physics
Publication Date
1997
Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
COMPTEL all-sky imaging at 2.2 MeV McConnell, M. and Fletcher, S. and Bennett, K. and Bloemen, H. and Diehl, R. and Hermsen, W. and Ryan, J. and Schönfelder, V. and Strong, A. and van Dijk, R., AIP Conference Proceedings, 410, 1099-1103 (1997), DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.54175
Rights
© 1997 American Institute of Physics