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The gamma-ray lines of 60Fe have now ben detected by two satellites. The first detection by Smith (2004) uses RHESSI, and the confirmation detection by Wang et al (2007) uses INTEGRAL. Both observations yield an 26Al/60Fe flux ratio of 0.17 ± 0.05. This agrees very well with predictions made in 1995 that the 26Al/60Fe flux ratio would be 0.16 ± 0.12.

Here is a recent talk on 26Al and 60Fe, and a review article on gamma-ray emmission from radioactive isotopes.

Visit Roland Diehl web site; he's always got the latest and best stuff on &gamma-rays from radioactive isotopes.

Observations
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RHESSI 26Al line flux
A pdf version.
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RHESSI 60Fe line fluxes
A pdf version.
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INTEGRAL 60Fe line fluxes
A pdf version.
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Compton GRO 26Al Contours
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Observed 26Al fluxes
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Observed 26Al/60Fe flux ratios
A pdf version.
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Live 60Fe on the sea floor
From Knie et al (2004)
A pdf version.



Theory
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26Al profile in a star
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60Fe profile in a star
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26Al and 60Fe profile in a star
A pdf version.
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Milky Way's 26Al and 60Fe
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Milky Way mass distribution
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Fluxes from mass distribution
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Fig 5 Limongi & Chieffi (2006)
A pdf version.
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Fig 7 Limongi & Chieffi (2006)
A pdf version.
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Fig 8 Limongi & Chieffi (2006)
A pdf version.
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Fig 4 Palacios et al (2005)
A pdf version.
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Fig 1 Prantzos (2004)
A pdf version.



Experiment
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60Fe decay
A pdf version.
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Koehler 26Al (n,&alpha) measurement
A pdf version.
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Koehler 26Al(n,p) measurement
A pdf version.



Instruments
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Simple bucket &gamma-ray telescope
A pdf version.
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Coded mask &gamma-ray telescope
A pdf version.
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Laue diffraction &gamma-ray telescope
A pdf version.
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Compton &gamma-ray telescope
A pdf version.
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OSSE &gamma-ray telescope
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INTEGRAL's coded mask
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CLAIRE's lens
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COMPTEL &gamma-ray telescope