The Implications of Galaxy Formation Models for the TeV Observations of Current Detectors
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This paper represents a step toward constraining galaxy formation models via TeV gamma ray observations. We use semi-analytic models of galaxy formation to predict a spectral distribution for the intergalactic infrared photon field, which in turn yields information about the absorption of TeV gamma rays from extra-galactic sources. By making predictions for integral flux observations at >200 GeV for several known EGRET sources, we directly compare our models with current observational upper limits obtained by Whipple. In addition, our predictions may offer a guide to the observing programs for the current population of TeV gamma ray observatories.
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SCIPP 99/43 1999 The Implications of Galaxy Formation Models for the TeV Observations of Current Detectors
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