The hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray emission of the Galaxy consists of several components, linked to specific physical processes or sources populations. We use the SPI spectrometer aboard the INTEGRAL observatory to disentangle the spatial morphology and the spectral shape of these various contributions. Based on 6 years of data, we have measured a detailed ridge spectrum and constrained the spatial distribution of the emission from 20 keV to 2.5 MeV. The diffuse continuum spectrum and its spatial distribution are in relatively good agreement with predictions from GALPROP models. In a second complementary step, the flux of the 511 keV positron annihilation line, the ortho-positronium continuum, the 26 Al and the 60 Fe lines have been measured with improved precision. Their spatial distributions as well as other characteristics (positronium fraction, 26 Al/ 60 Fe ratio,...) have been estimated and compared with theoretical expectations.
An INTEGRAL view of the high-energy sky (the first 10 years) -9th INTEGRAL Workshop and celebration of the 10th anniversary of the launch 15-