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The diffuse [gamma]-ray background is dominated by star-forming galaxies

The diffuse [gamma]-ray background is dominated by star-forming galaxies

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The diffuse [gamma]-ray background is dominated by star-forming galaxies

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The diffuse [gamma]-ray background is dominated by star-forming galaxies

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Nature Publishing Group

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Nature (London), 2021-09, Vol.597 (7876), p.341

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English

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Nature Publishing Group

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The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has revealed a diffuse [gamma]-ray background at energies from 0.1 gigaelectronvolt to 1 teraelectronvolt, which can be separated into emission from our Galaxy and an isotropic, extragalactic component.sup.1. Previous efforts to understand the latter have been hampered by the lack of physical models capable of pr...

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The diffuse [gamma]-ray background is dominated by star-forming galaxies

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TN_cdi_gale_infotracmisc_A675564062

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_infotracmisc_A675564062

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0028-0836

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1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/s41586-021-03802-x

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