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arxiv: astro-ph/9701216 · v1 · submitted 1997-01-28 · 🌌 astro-ph

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 mid- to 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 $\sim$(10-15) nW/m$^2$/sr over this wavelength range.

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