Dissecting the cosmic infrared background with 3D instruments

Authors :: Clements, D. L.
Isaak, K. G.
Madden, S. C.
Pearson, C.
Clements, D. L.
Isaak, K. G.
Madden, S. C.
Pearson, C.
Source :: Astronomy and Astrophysics; April 2007, Vol. 465 Issue: 1 p125-128, 4p
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: Context.The cosmic infrared background (CIB) consists of emission from distant, dusty, star-forming galaxies. Energetically, the CIB is very important as it contains as much energy as the extragalactic optical background. The nature and evolutionary status of the objects making up the background are, however, unclear.