On the absorption of high-energy gamma rays by intergalactic infrared radiation

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 476, Issue 2 PART I, 1997, Pages 712-716

  Stecker, F W ^a,b   De Jager, O C ^a,b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: theory; Infrared: general; Quasars: individual (Markarian 421, 3C 279) radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749227713     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303668     Document Type: Article

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