Has the optical extragalactic background light been detected?

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 591, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 119-124

  Mattila, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diffuse radiation; Dust, extinction; Techniques: photometric

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043157719     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375182     Document Type: Review

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