The Far Infrared and Submillimeter Background

The authors repeat earlier observations of the infrared and submillimeter background radiation. While the measured values of the infrared background radiation remain unchanged, the high flux previously reported for the 0.4 to 1.3 mm range was not observed. This indicates that the flux cannot have be...

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Main Authors: Houck, James R, Soifer, Baruch T, Harwit, Martin O, Pipher, Judith L
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AEROBEE
AEROBEE 170 ROCKETS
AIRBORNE
Astrophysics
Atmospheric Physics
BACKGROUND
FAR INFRARED RADIATION
INFRARED RADIATION
INFRARED TELESCOPES
INTERSTELLAR MATTER
SOUNDING ROCKETS
SUBMILLIMETER WAVES
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Summary:The authors repeat earlier observations of the infrared and submillimeter background radiation. While the measured values of the infrared background radiation remain unchanged, the high flux previously reported for the 0.4 to 1.3 mm range was not observed. This indicates that the flux cannot have been galactic or cosmic, but further observations are needed to rule out a solar cycle dependent geocoronal origin. Sponsored in part by DARPA.