A TeV-based Determination of the Local Extragalactic Background Light and its Consistency with Galaxy Counts and Direct Measurements

J. Baxter, A. Dominguez, J. D. Finke +5

The extragalactic background light (EBL), the cumulative radiation from all extragalactic sources, traces galaxy formation and cosmic evolution. High-energy ${\hat{I}}^3$ rays attenuated vi…