Far-infrared diffuse emission - Cosecant B law and galaxy counts

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Cosmic Dust, Far Infrared Radiation, Infrared Sources (Astronomy), Interstellar Matter, Computational Astrophysics, Diffuse Radiation, Infrared Astronomy Satellite

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The IRAS diffuse emission data at 60 and 100 microns and the Lick Observatory galaxy counts are used here to study the large-scale distribution of interstellar dust at high Galactic latitudes, the isotropic component of diffuse emission, and the spectral behavior of the absorption coefficient in the far-IR. The results confirm the existence of the cosecant b law of Galactic far-IR emission. The isotropic component of diffuse emission is found to be comparable to the instrumental offset uncertainty at 100 microns. Therefore, the cosecant b law can provide an alternative 'local' explanation for the 'extragalactic' background claimed by Rowan-Robinson (1986). Assuming the IR absorption efficiency spectral index lying in the range one to two, a dust temperature in the range 22-25 K is found, in agreement with previous estimates.

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