Very high energy gamma rays from active galactic nuclei: Cascading on the cosmic background radiation fields and the formation of pair halos

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 423, Issue 1 PART 2, 1994, Pages

  Aharonian, F A ^a   Coppi, P S ^b   Volk H J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse radiation; Gamma rays: observations; Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 12044251560     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/187222     Document Type: Article

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