Limits on the extragalactic background light in the Fermi era

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 542, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Meyer, M ^a   Raue, M ^a   Mazin, D ^b   Horns, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

BL Lacertae objects: general; Diffuse radiation; Galaxies: active; Infrared: diffuse background

Indexed keywords

BL LACERTAE OBJECTS: GENERAL; DIFFUSE RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC CASCADES; ENERGY SPECTRA; EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT; GALAXIES : ACTIVE; IMAGING ATMOSPHERIC CHERENKOV TELESCOPES; INFRARED WAVELENGTHS; INFRARED: DIFFUSE BACKGROUNDS; OPTICAL WAVELENGTH; RED SHIFT; SPECTRAL INFORMATION; UPPER LIMITS; VERITAS; VERY HIGH ENERGIES; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS;

LIGHT;

EID: 84861874713     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118284     Document Type: Article

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