Abstract
The extragalactic background light (EBL), a diffuse photon field in the
optical and infrared range, is a record of radiative processes over the
Universe's history. Spectral measurements of blazars at very high energies
($>$100 GeV) enable the reconstruction of the spectral energy distribution
(SED) of the EBL, as the blazar spectra are modified by redshift- and
energy-dependent interactions of the gamma-ray photons with the EBL. The
spectra of 14 VERITAS-detected blazars are included in a new measurement of the
EBL SED that is independent of EBL SED models. The resulting SED covers an EBL
wavelength range of 0.56--56 $\mu$m, and is in good agreement with lower limits
obtained by assuming that the EBL is entirely due to radiation from cataloged
galaxies.
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