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Cosmic Gamma Rays from Metagalactic Proton–Antiproton Annihilation

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Annihilation gamma radiation has a characteristic spectrum which distinguishes it from other types of cosmic gamma radiation. Such spectra are presented here, based on the results of recent accelerator experiments on antiproton annihilation and also including cosmological distortions of local annihilation gamma ray spectra.

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An erratum to this article is available at https://doi.org/10.1038/2221157a0

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STECKER, F. Cosmic Gamma Rays from Metagalactic Proton–Antiproton Annihilation. Nature 221, 425–428 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221425a0

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