Nuclear Gamma Ray Line Astronomy in the Perspective of the Integral Satellite
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We present a broad overview of the principal processes and astrophysical sites of gamma-ray line production and review the main pre-INTEGRAL satellite observations to set the stage to the next European era of gamma-ray line astronomy.
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تاریخ انتشار 1999