Cosmic far-infrared background at high galactic latitudes

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977 · Astrophys. J., Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/182441· OSTI ID:7110041

Stecker, F W; Puget, J L; Fazio, G G

We predict far-infrared background fluxes from various cosmic sources. These fluxes lie near the high-frequency side of the blackbody radiation spectrum. These sources could account for a significant fraction of the background radiation at frequencies above 400 GHz which might be misinterpreted as a ''Comptonization'' distortion of the blackbody radiation. Particular attention is paid to the possible contributions from external galaxies, from rich clusters of galaxies, and from galactic dust emission.

• Research Organization: Theoretical Studies Group NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• OSTI ID: 7110041
• Journal Information: Astrophys. J., Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J., Lett.; (United States) Vol. 214:2; ISSN AJLEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640101* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Cosmic Radiation
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
COSMIC DUST
COSMIC RADIATION
DUSTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FAR INFRARED RADIATION
GALACTIC EVOLUTION
GALAXIES
GALAXY CLUSTERS
INFRARED RADIATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LUMINOSITY
MILKY WAY
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIATIONS
RED SHIFT