An upper limit to the infrared background from observations of TeV gamma rays

S. D. Biller; C. W. Akerlof; J. Buckley; M. F. Cawley; M. Chantell; D. J. Fegan; S. Fennell; J. A. Gaidos; A. M. Hillas; A. D. Kerrick; R. C. Lamb; D. A. Lewis; D. I. Meyer; G. Mohanty; K. S. O'Flaherty; M. Punch; P. T. Reynolds; H. J. Rose; A. C. Rovero; M. S. Schubnell; G. Sembroski; T. C. Weekes; C. Wilson

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An upper limit to the infrared background from observations of TeV gamma rays

S. D. Biller
, C. W. Akerlof
, J. Buckley
, M. F. Cawley
, M. Chantell
, D. J. Fegan
, S. Fennell
, J. A. Gaidos
, A. M. Hillas
, A. D. Kerrick
, R. C. Lamb
, D. A. Lewis
, D. I. Meyer
, G. Mohanty
, K. S. O'Flaherty
, M. Punch
, P. T. Reynolds
, H. J. Rose
, A. C. Rovero
, M. S. Schubnell

G. Sembroski, T. C. Weekes, C. Wilson

Department of Physics

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Abstract

An upper bound to the energy density of infrared background radiation is derived from considering the effect of γ-γ interactions on the observed TeV gamma-ray spectrum of the active galaxy Markarian 421. This upper bound proves to be the most restrictive for the wavelength range of 10-12 μm. These constraints are presently limited by the uncertainty of extrapolating the source spectrum from 5 to 500 GeV. Observations in the regime less than 100 GeV would significantly improve these limits, allowing for a wide range of IR production models to be constrained.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	227-230
Number of pages	4
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	445
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/175689
State	Published - May 20 1995

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Cosmic rays
Diffuse radiation
Infrared: general

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Biller, S. D., Akerlof, C. W., Buckley, J., Cawley, M. F., Chantell, M., Fegan, D. J., Fennell, S., Gaidos, J. A., Hillas, A. M., Kerrick, A. D., Lamb, R. C., Lewis, D. A., Meyer, D. I., Mohanty, G., O'Flaherty, K. S., Punch, M., Reynolds, P. T., Rose, H. J., Rovero, A. C., ... Wilson, C. (1995). An upper limit to the infrared background from observations of TeV gamma rays. Astrophysical Journal, 445(1), 227-230. https://doi.org/10.1086/175689

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