dc.contributor.author | Abdo, A.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ackermann, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ajello, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Allafort, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Atwood, W.B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Baldini, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ballet, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Granot, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ziegler, M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-17T12:33:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-03-17T12:33:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Abdo , A A , Ackermann , M , Ajello , M , Allafort , A , Atwood , W B , Baldini , L , Ballet , J , Granot , J & Ziegler , M 2010 , ' Fermi Large Area Telescope Constraints on the Gamma-ray ' , The Astrophysical Journal , vol. 723 , no. 2 , pp. 1082-1096 . | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0004-637X | |
dc.identifier.other | dspace: 2299/5494 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/5494 | |
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dc.description.abstract | The Extragalactic Background Light (EBL) includes photons with wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared, which are effective at attenuating gamma rays with energy above ~10 GeV during propagation from sources at cosmological distances. This results in a redshift- and energy-dependent attenuation of the gamma-ray flux of extragalactic sources such as blazars and Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). The Large Area Telescope onboard Fermi detects a sample of gamma-ray blazars with redshift up to z~3, and GRBs with redshift up to z~4.3. Using photons above 10 GeV collected by Fermi over more than one year of observations for these sources, we investigate the effect of gamma-ray flux attenuation by the EBL. We place upper limits on the gamma-ray opacity of the Universe at various energies and redshifts, and compare this with predictions from well-known EBL models. We find that an EBL intensity in the optical-ultraviolet wavelengths as great as predicted by the "baseline" model of Stecker et al. (2006) can be ruled out with high confidence. | en |
dc.format.extent | 508969 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | The Astrophysical Journal | |
dc.subject | diffuse radiation | |
dc.subject | dust, extinction | |
dc.subject | gamma rays: general | |
dc.subject | opacity | |
dc.subject | galaxies: active | |
dc.subject | gamma-ray burst: general | |
dc.title | Fermi Large Area Telescope Constraints on the Gamma-ray | en |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics | |
dc.contributor.institution | Science & Technology Research Institute | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Astrophysics Research (CAR) | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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