Absorption of High Energy Gamma Rays by Interactions with Extragalactic Starlight Photons at High Redshifts

(2) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center); F. W. Stecker (2) ((1) University of Utah; M. H. Salamon (1)

arxiv: astro-ph/9708182 · v1 · submitted 1997-08-20 · 🌌 astro-ph

Absorption of High Energy Gamma Rays by Interactions with Extragalactic Starlight Photons at High Redshifts

M. H. Salamon (1) , F. W. Stecker (2) ((1) University of Utah , (2) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) This is my paper

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We extend earlier calculations of the attenuation suffered by gamma rays during their propagation from extragalactic sources, obtaining new extinction curves for gamma rays down to 10 GeV in energy, from sources up to a redshift of z=3.

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Absorption of High Energy Gamma Rays by Interactions with Extragalactic Starlight Photons at High Redshifts

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