Cosmic infrared background radiation
- Cosmic infrared background radiation
The cosmic infrared background (CIRB) is the radiation from stars in many faint galaxies. This is the light left after the removal of the infrared light from our Solar System and the Milky Way galaxy.
See also
* Infrared cirrus
* Cosmic infrared background
* Cosmic microwave background radiation
External links
* [http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/CIBR/ Cosmic InfraRed Background Radiation]
** [http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/CIBR/images.html Images]
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0112314 TeV Blazars and Cosmic Infrared Background Radiation] , F.A. Aharonian, 2001
* [http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/1998/01/text/ Astronomers Discover an Infrared Background Glow in the Universe] , Release Number: STScI-1998-01
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