Limits on the cosmic infrared background from clustering in COBE / DIRBE maps
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We discuss a new method of estimating the cosmic infrared background (CIB) from the spatial properties of infrared maps and give the limits on the CIB from applying it to the COBE/DIRBE maps. The strongest limits are obtained at midto far-IR where foregrounds are bright, but smooth. If the CIB comes from matter clustered like galaxies, the smoothness of the maps implies CIB levels less than ∼(10-15) nW/m2/sr over this wavelength range.
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تاریخ انتشار 1997