Non-thermal cosmic backgrounds from blazars: The contribution to the CMB, X-ray and γ-ray backgrounds

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 445, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 843-855

  Giommi, P ^a,b   Colafrancesco, S ^c   Cavazzuti, E ^a,b   Perri, M ^a   Pittori, C ^a,d  

^a ESA ESRIN   (Italy)

^b ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Italy)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BL Lacertae objects: general; Quasars: general; Radiation mechanisms: non thermal

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; GALAXIES; GAMMA RAYS; MICROWAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RADIO;

BL LACERTAE OBJECTS: GENERAL; BLAZAR POPULATION; QUASARS: GENERAL; RADIATION MECHANISMS: NON-THERMAL;

X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 30544446504     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053402     Document Type: Article

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