New synthesis models of consistent extragalactic background light over cosmic time

Abstract

We present new synthesis models of the extragalactic background light (EBL) from far infra-red (FIR) to TeV gamma-rays, with an emphasis on the extreme ultraviolet (UV) background which is responsible for the observed ionization and thermal state of the intergalactic medium across the cosmic time. Our models use updated values of the star formation rate density and dust attenuation in galaxies, QSO emissivity, and the distribution of H I gas in the IGM. Two of the most uncertain parameters in these models, the escape fraction of H I ionizing photons from galaxies and the spectral energy distribution (SED) of QSOs, are determined to be consistent with the latest measurements of H I and He II photoionization rates, the He II Lyman-alpha effective optical depths, various constraints on H I and He II reionization history and many measurements of the local EBL from soft X-rays till gamma-rays. We calculate the EBL from FIR to TeV gamma-rays by using FIR emissivities from our previous work and constructing an average SED of high-energy emitting QSOs, i.e, type-2 QSOs and blazars. For public use, we also provide the EBL models obtained using different QSO SEDs at extreme-UV energies over a wide range of redshifts. These can be used to quantify uncertainties in the parameters derived from photoionization models and numerical simulations originating from the allowed variations in the UV background radiation.

29 pages, 15 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS, all EBL tables are available online and included in the latest versions of cloudy software

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