EGRET observations of a mid-latitude region: $\bf 10^\circ < b^{II} < 45^\circ$, $\bf -90^\circ < \ell^{II} < 90^\circ$
Session 33 -- Gamma-Rays and Cosmic Rays
Display presentation, Tuesday, 9:30-6:30, Heller Lounge Room

[33.08] EGRET observations of a mid-latitude region: $\bf 10^\circ < b^{II} < 45^\circ$, $\bf -90^\circ < \ell^{II} < 90^\circ$

P. L. Nolan, Y. C. Lin, P. F. Michelson (Stanford), D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, C. E. Fichtel, R. C. Hartman, S. D. Hunter, J. R. Mattox, P. Sreekumar, D. J. Thompson (NASA/GSFC), K. Brazier, G. Kanbach, H. A. Mayer-Hasselwander, C. von Montigny (MPE), E. Schneid (Grumman), D. A. Kniffen (Hampden-Sydney College)

During the Compton Observatory survey of the sky in 1991-92, the EGRET high-energy gamma ray telescope observed this region several times. We will present a synoptic description of the region with particular attention to the point sources observed and their variability. At such moderate galactic latitudes the galactic diffuse background is an important factor, but it does not dominate the point sources as it does nearer the galactic plane. We will compare the theoretical model of the diffuse emission with the observations.