An upper limit to the infrared background from observations of TeV gamma rays

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Background Radiation, Cosmic Rays, Diffuse Radiation, Flux Density, Gamma Ray Spectra, Infrared Radiation, Markarian Galaxies, Energy Distribution, Energy Spectra, Optical Thickness

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An upper bound to the energy density of infrared background radiation is derived from considering the effect of gamma-gamma interactions on the observed TeV gamma-ray spectrum of the active galaxy Markarian 421. This upper bound proves to be the most restrictive for the wavelength range of 10-12 micrometers. These constraints are presently limited by the uncertainty of extrapolating the source spectrum from 5 to 500 GeV. Observations in the regime less than 100 GeV would significantly improve these limits, allowing for a wide range of IR production models to be constrained.

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