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A $\gamma$-ray determination of the Universe's star-formation history

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The Fermi-LAT Collaboration, 
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Ajello,  M.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Helgason,  K.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Paliya,  V.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Finke,  J.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Dominguez,  A.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

Desai,  A.
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Max Planck Society and Cooperation Partners;

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The Fermi-LAT Collaboration, Ajello, M., Helgason, K., Paliya, V., Finke, J., Dominguez, A., et al. (2018). A $\gamma$-ray determination of the Universe's star-formation history. Science Magazine, (362), 1031. Retrieved from https://publications.mppmu.mpg.de/?action=search&mpi=MPP-2018-380.


Zitierlink: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-F971-5
Zusammenfassung
The light emitted by all galaxies over the history of the Universe produces the extragalactic background light (EBL) at ultraviolet, optical, and infrared wavelengths. The EBL is a source of opacity for $\gamma$ rays via photon-photon interactions, leaving an imprint in the spectra of distant $\gamma$-ray sources. We measure this attenuation using {739} active galaxies and one gamma-ray burst detected by the {\it Fermi} Large Area Telescope. This allows us to reconstruct the evolution of the EBL and determine the star-formation history of the Universe over 90\% of cosmic time. Our star-formation history is consistent with independent measurements from galaxy surveys, peaking at redshift $z\sim2$. Upper limits of the EBL at the epoch of re-ionization suggest a turnover in the abundance of faint galaxies at $z\sim 6$.