Cosmic X-Ray background and Earth albedo spectra with swift bat

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 689, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 666-677

  Ajello, M ^a   Greiner, J ^a   Sato, G ^b   Willis, D R ^a   Kanbach, G ^a   Strong, A W ^a   Diehl, R ^a   Hasinger, G ^a   Gehrels, N ^b   Markwardt, C B ^b   Tueller, J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmology: observations; Diffuse radiation; Earth; Galaxies: active; X rays: diffuse background

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149107514     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592595     Document Type: Article

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