Diffuse Background Radiation
Astrophysics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
A new determination of the upper limit to the cosmic diffuse background radiation, at ~110 nm, of 300 photons s-1 cm-2 sr-1 nm-1, is placed in the context of diffuse background measurements across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, including new optical, infrared, visible, and gamma-ray background measurements. The possibility that observed excess diffuse visible radiation is due to redshifted cosmological Lyman alpha recomination radiation is explored. Also, a new standard of units for the display of spectra is advocated.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9903294,
title = {Diffuse Background Radiation},
author = {Richard C. Henry},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9903294},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Nine pages and one figure