Millimeter-wavelength galactic observations with the mobile anisotropy telescope

J. L. Puchalla; R. Caldwell; K. L. Cruz; M. J. Devlin; W. B. Dorwart; T. Herbig; A. D. Miller; M. R. Nolta; L. A. Page; E. Torbet; H. T. Tran

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Millimeter-wavelength galactic observations with the mobile anisotropy telescope

J. L. Puchalla, R. Caldwell, K. L. Cruz, M. J. Devlin, W. B. Dorwart, T. Herbig, A. D. Miller, M. R. Nolta, L. A. Page, E. Torbet, H. T. Tran

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Spatially filtered maps of a portion of the Galactic plane are presented in Ka band (26-36 GHz), Q band (36-46 GHz), and D band (138-150 GHz) near a declination of -60° with resolutions ranging from 0°.2 to 0°.9. The maps are optimized to detect unresolved source emission and are calibrated through observations of the planet Jupiter. Six millimeter-bright regions are detected, including the Carina Nebula and RCW 57, of which three are visible in all bands. Variability of flux density over a 3 month period has an upper limit of 3.8% for all sources seen in Ka and Q bands and 10% in D band. A fractional polarization upper limit of 0.08 is placed for all sources seen in Ka and Q bands.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1978-1985
Number of pages	8
Journal	Astronomical Journal
Volume	123
Issue number	4 1756
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/339302
State	Published - Apr 2002

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

Keywords

Diffuse radiation
Galaxy: structure
H II regions
Radio continuum
Surveys

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Millimeter-wavelength galactic observations with the mobile anisotropy telescope

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