Gamma-ray luminosity function of blazars and the cosmic gamma-ray background: Evidence for the luminosity-dependent density evolution

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 643, Issue 1 I, 2006, Pages 81-91

  Narumoto, Takuro ^a   Totani, Tomonori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffuse radiation; Galaxies: active; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: luminosity function, mass function; Gamma rays: theory; Quasars: general

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745870110     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502708     Document Type: Article

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