Published September 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

The existence of very large-scale structures in the universe

  • 1. Universidad de Cantabria Santander, (Spain)

Description

Assuming that the dipole moment observed in the cosmic background radiation (microwaves and X-rays) can be interpreted as a consequence of the motion of the observer toward a non-local and very large-scale structure in our universe, we study the perturbation of the m-z relation by this inhomogeneity, the dynamical contribution of sources to the dipole anisotropy in the X-ray background and the imprint that several structures with such characteristics would have had on the microwave background at the decoupling. We conclude that in this model the observed anisotropy in the microwave background on intermediate angular scales (∼100) may be in conflict with the existence of superstructures

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Supplement Series
Journal Volume
221
Journal Issue
2
Series
Astron. Astrophys., Suppl. Ser.
Journal Page Range
197-203
ISSN
0365-0138
CODEN
AAESB

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
21051311
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ANISOTROPY; BACKGROUND RADIATION; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; QUASARS; UNIVERSE
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATIONS