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The intensities of isotropic gamma-rays produced by the inverse Compton process in an expanding universe are calculated, including the effect of red-shift on the radiation field. The results may give information concerning the universal black-body radiation field and the intergalactic electron flux intensity.
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CHENG, CC. Isotropic Gamma-ray Intensity in an Expanding Universe. Nature 215, 1035–1038 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2151035a0
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