Extragalactic background radiation
Subtitle: a meeting in honor of Riccardo Giacconi : proceedings of the Extragalactic Background Radiation Meeting, Baltimore, 1993 May 18-20
By: edited by Daniela Calzetti, Mario Livio, Piero Madau.
Contributors: Giacconi, Riccardo.; Calzetti, Daniela.; Livio, Mario, 1945-; Madau, Piero.; Space Telescope Science Institute (U.S.)
Series: Space Telescope Science Institute symposium series ;; 7
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Giacconi, Riccardo.; Cosmic background radiation -- Congresses.; Galaxies -- Congresses.
Description: What does the Extragalactic Background Radiation, from gamma-rays through to radio waves, tell us about the formation and evolution of structure in the universe? A workshop at the Space Telescope Science Institute was dedicated to address just this question: it provided a unique opportunity for observational astronomers and theorists to share their expertise and to help synthesise a new understanding.

Fourteen invited reviews from internationally renowned experts are presented here as an edited and coherent overview. Chapters are dedicated to the gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, infrared, microwave and radio backgrounds as well as to the detection of anisotropies and the theory of structure formation.

Together these reviews provide a unique, multi-wavelength overview of the Extragalactic Background Radiation and how it relates to structure in the universe. They summarise our present knowledge, highlight outstanding problems and provide focus for future work. In this way they provide a unique reference for graduates and professionals in astronomy, cosmology and physics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Published for the Space Telescope Science Institute."