The spectrum of the diffuse cosmic ultraviolet background

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Oct 1979

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor, vol. 233, Oct. 15, 1979, p. L39-L42.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Background Radiation, Diffuse Radiation, Extraterrestrial Radiation, Far Ultraviolet Radiation, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Ultraviolet Spectra, Astronomical Photometry, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Spaceborne Astronomy

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A far-ultraviolet spectrometer and several far-ultraviolet photometers were carried to an altitude of 347 km and used to measure the spectrum of three regions at high galactic latitudes. After correction for O I airglow and for stars in the field of view, a nearly uniform residual intensity of 285 + or - 32 photons (per sq cm s sr A) over the spectral range 1230-1680 A is found, along with some evidence for a sharp rise in intensity longward of 1680 A. It is believed that the signal is not likely to be due to light scattering from interstellar dust. The flat spectrum is perhaps the integrated light of distant galaxies. The sharp rise must be due to some other phenomenon.

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