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An analysis of the X-ray background similar to the log N-log S plots familiar from radio work shows that an origin in clusters of galaxies cannot be ruled out.
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FABIAN, A. Analysis of X-Ray Background Fluctuations. Nature Physical Science 237, 19–21 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci237019a0
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