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Planck Collaboration; Ade, P. A. R.; Aghanim, N.; Arnaud, M.; Ashdown, M.; Aumont, J.; Baccigalupi, C.; Balbi, A.; Banday, A. J.; Barreiro, R. B.; Bartlett, J. G.; Battaner, E.; Benabed, K.; Benoît, A.; Bernard, J.-P.; Bersanelli, M.; Bhatia, R.; Bock, J. J.; Bonaldi, A.; Bond, J. R.; Borrill, J.; Bouchet, F. R.; Boulanger, F.; Bucher, M.; Burigana, C.; Cabella, P.; Cappellini, B.; Cardoso, J.-F.; Casassus, S.; Catalano, A.; Cayón, L.; Challinor, A.; Chamballu, A.; Chary, R.-R.; Chen, X.; Chiang, L.-Y.; Chiang, C.; Christensen, P. R.; Clements, D. L.; Colombi, S.; Couchot, F.; Coulais, A.; Crill, B. P.; Cuttaia, F.; Danese, L.; Davies, R. D.; Davis, R. J.; de Bernardis, P.; de Gasperis, G.; de Rosa, A.; de Zotti, G.; Delabrouille, J.; Delouis, J.-M.; Dickinson, C.; Donzelli, S.; Doré, O.; Dörl, U.; Douspis, M.; Dupac, X.; Efstathiou, G.; Enßlin, T. A.; Eriksen, H. K.; Finelli, F.; Forni, O.; Frailis, M.; Franceschi, E.; Galeotta, S.; Ganga, K.; Génova-Santos, R. T.; Giard, M.; Giardino, G.; Giraud-Héraud, Y.; González-Nuevo, J.; Górski, K. M.; Gratton, S.; Gregorio, A.; Gruppuso, A.; Hansen, F. K.; Harrison, D.; Helou, G.; Henrot-Versillé, S.; Herranz, D.; Hildebrandt, S. R.; Hivon, E.; Hobson, M.; Holmes, W. A.; Hovest, W.; Hoyland, R. J.; Huffenberger, K. M.; Jaffe, T. R.; Jaffe, A. H.; Jones, W. C.; Juvela, M.; Keihänen, E.; Keskitalo, R.; Kisner, T. S.; Kneissl, R.; Knox, L.; Kurki-Suonio, H.; Lagache, G. et al.
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Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 536, id.A20
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Description
Anomalous microwave emission (AME) has been observed by numerous
experiments in the frequency range ~10-60 GHz. Using Planck maps and
multi-frequency ancillary data, we have constructed spectra for two
known AME regions: the Perseus and ρ Ophiuchi molecular clouds. The
spectra are well fitted by a combination of free-free radiation, cosmic
microwave background, thermal dust, and electric dipole radiation from
small spinning dust grains. The spinning dust spectra are the most
precisely measured to date, and show the high frequency side clearly for
the first time. The spectra have a peak in the range 20-40 GHz and are
detected at high significances of 17.1σ for Perseus and 8.4σ
for ρ Ophiuchi. In Perseus, spinning dust in the dense molecular gas
can account for most of the AME; the low density atomic gas appears to
play a minor role. In ρ Ophiuchi, the ~30 GHz peak is dominated by
dense molecular gas, but there is an indication of an extended tail at
frequencies 50-100 GHz, which can be accounted for by irradiated low
density atomic gas. The dust parameters are consistent with those
derived from other measurements. We have also searched the Planck map at
28.5 GHz for candidate AME regions, by subtracting a simple model of the
synchrotron, free-free, and thermal dust. We present spectra for two of
the candidates; S140 and S235 are bright Hii regions that show evidence
for AME, and are well fitted by spinning dust models.
Corresponding author: C. Dickinson, Clive.Dickinson [at] manchester.ac.uk (Clive[dot]Dickinson[at]manchester[dot]ac[dot]uk)
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