Implications of cosmological gamma-ray absorption: II. Modification of gamma-ray spectra

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 413, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 807-815

  Kneiske, T M ^a   Bretz, T ^a   Mannheim, K ^a   Hartmann, D H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmology: diffuse radiation; Galaxies: BL Lacertae objects: general; Galaxies: BL Lacertae objects: individual: Mkn 421, Mkn 501, H1426+428

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATTENUATION; COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; GALAXIES; GAMMA RAYS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTONS; SOLAR SYSTEM; THRESHOLD ELEMENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COSMOLOGY; DIFFUSE RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS EMISSIONS; RADIATION FIELDS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0742286193     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031542     Document Type: Article

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