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Recent gamma-ray line observations and their interpretations are reviewed and prospects for future line detections are discussed.

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  1. Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, 20771, Greenbelt, MD, USA

    R. Ramaty

  2. Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of California, 92093, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

    R. E. Lingenfelter

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Ramaty, R., Lingenfelter, R.E. Gamma-ray line astronomy. Space Sci Rev 36, 305–317 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00247095

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