The Astrophysical Journal · 1971 · 37 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyPhysicsAstrophysicsInfrared AstronomyInterstellar MediumMid-infrared AstronomySpace-based Infrared ObservatoriesBackground Intensity MeasurementsInfrared Radiation FieldInfrared Spectral Energy DistributionsRadiative Transfer In The Interstellar MediumThermal Emission SpectraThermal Emission SpectroscopyThermal Infrared Observations
Upper limits on the diffuse background radiation in the intermediate infrared (5 X < 23 , as measured from a sounding rocket, are presented. Evidence is given for the detection of thermal emission from the interplanetary medium.