Background radiation from galaxies and COBE

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Background Radiations, Ir Sources, Far Infrared

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We assess the general possibility of detecting the integrated background radiation from galaxies at far-infrared wavelengths. We model the evolution of interstellar dust in disk galaxies, and obtain analytical solutions for the dust abundance as a function of the galaxy age. The total emission from dust at far-infrared wavelengths in a galaxy is calculated. Consistent with IRAS observations, we find that the integrated far-infrared background from galaxies peaks at around 100-130 μm, with total radiation density 0.5 to 6% that of the cosmic microwave background. We calculate deviations due to galaxies at submillimeter wavelengths from the blackbody spectrum of the cosmic microwave background; in terms of the temperature variation, we find ΔTCMB/TCMB=(0.5-2)×10-2 at 0.4 mm. The autocorrelation of fluctuations in the far-infrared background due to the galaxy clustering is also calculated. The effects of the integrated radiation from galaxies are expected to be detected by COBE.

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