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The annihilation spectrum of isotropically distributed monoenergetic electrons and positrons is analysed. For the annihilation spectrum of Maxwellian electron-positron plasma the convenient analytical expressions in the case of relativistic as well as nonrelativistic temperatures are obtained. A comparison of our results with those based on up-to-date numerical investigations is carried out.
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Aharonian, F.A., Atoyan, A.M. & Sunyaev, R.A. Radiation spectrum of optically thin relativistic electron-positron plasma. Astrophys Space Sci 93, 229–245 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00648730
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