Spectrum of the unresolved cosmic X-ray background: What is unresolved 50 years after its discovery

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 548, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Moretti, A ^a   Vattakunnel, S ^b   Tozzi, P ^b   Salvaterra, R ^a   Severgnini, P ^a   Fugazza, D ^a   Haardt, F ^c,d   Gilli, R ^e  

^a INAF IASF MILANO   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^e OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; X rays: diffuse background; X rays: general

Indexed keywords

CHANDRA; CHANDRA DEEP FIELD SOUTHS; GALAXIES : ACTIVE; HIGH-REDSHIFT; PHOTON INDEX; POPULATION SYNTHESIS; SPECTRAL PROPERTIES; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES; X-RAY BACKGROUND; X-RAY OBSERVATIONS; X-RAYS: DIFFUSE BACKGROUND; X-RAYS: GENERAL;

BAND STRUCTURE; COSMOLOGY;

X RAYS;

EID: 84870323784     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219921     Document Type: Article

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