Dust Scattered Radiation in the Galactic Poles

We have modeled the diffuse background at the Galactic Poles in the far-ultraviolet (FUV: 1536 Å) and the near-ultraviolet (NUV: 2316 Å). The background is well-fit using a single-scattering dust model with an offset representing the extragalactic light plus any other contribution to the diffuse background. We have found a dust albedo of 0.35 – 0.40 (FUV) and 0.11 – 0.19 in the NGP ($b>{70}^{\circ }$) and 0.46 – 0.56 (FUV) and 0.31 – 0.33 (NUV) in the SGP ($b<{70}^{\circ }$. The differences in the albedo may reflect changes in the dust-to-gas ratio over the sky or in the dust distribution. We find offsets at zero-reddening of 273 – 286 and 553 – 581 photons cm${}^{-2}$ s${}^{-1}$ sr${}^{-1}$ Å${}^{-1}$ in the FUV and NUV, respectively, in the NGP with similar values in the SGP.