The cosmic infraredbackground resolved by <i>Spitzer</i>

H. Dole, G. Lagache, J.‐L. Puget, K. I. Caputi, N. Fernández-Conde, E. Le Floc'h, Casey Papovich, Pablo G. Pérez‐González, G. H. Rieke, Myra Blaylock

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2006 · 515 citations · 67 references

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Aims.We quantify the contributions of 24 μm galaxies to the Far-Infrared (FIR) Background at 70 and 160 μm. We provide new estimates of the Cosmic Infrared Background (CIB), and compare it with the Cosmic Optical Background (COB).

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