High-Energy Gamma Rays, Cosmic-Ray Electrons, and the Far-Infrared Background Radiation
- 17 March 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 22 (11) , 568-572
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.22.568
Abstract
It is shown that the observed flux of galactic gamma rays, which is one order of magnitude higher than the theoretical value, can be explained if one assumes the recently detected far-infrared radiation to be galactic or universal. Effects of the infrared radiation on cosmic rays are discussed.Keywords
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