Tramonte, D.; Génova-Santos, R. T.; Rubiño-Martín, J. A.; Vielva, P.; Poidevin, F.; López-Caraballo, C. H.; Peel, M. W.; Ashdown, M.; Artal, E.; Barreiro, R. B.; Casas, F. J.; de la Hoz, E.; Fernández-Torreiro, M.; Guidi, F.; Herranz, D.; Hoyland, R. J.; Lasenby, A. N.; Martinez-Gonzalez, E.; Piccirillo, L.; Rebolo, R.; Ruiz-Granados, B.; Vansyngel, F.; Watson, R. A.
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fecha de publicación:
3
2023
Número de citas
6
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5
Descripción
We present new intensity and polarization maps obtained with the QUIJOTE experiment towards the Galactic regions W49, W51 and IC443, covering the frequency range from 10 to 20 GHz at $\sim 1\, \text{deg}$ angular resolution, with a sensitivity in the range 35-79 $\mu \text{K}\, \text{beam}^{-1}$ for total intensity and 13-23 $\mu \text{K}\, \text{beam}^{-1}$ for polarization. For each region, we combine QUIJOTE maps with ancillary data at frequencies ranging from 0.4 to 3000 GHz, reconstruct the spectral energy distribution and model it with a combination of known foregrounds. We detect anomalous microwave emission (AME) in total intensity towards W49 at 4.7σ and W51 at 4.0σ with peak frequencies $\nu _{\rm AME}=(20.0\pm 1.4)\, \text{GHz}$ and $\nu _{\rm AME}=(17.7\pm 3.6)\, \text{GHz}$, respectively; this is the first detection of AME towards W51. The contamination from ultracompact H II regions to the residual AME flux density is estimated at 10 per cent in W49 and 5 per cent in W51, and does not rule out the AME detection. The polarized SEDs reveal a synchrotron contribution with spectral indices αs = -0.67 ± 0.10 in W49 and αs = -0.51 ± 0.07 in W51, ascribed to the diffuse Galactic emission and to the local supernova remnant, respectively. Towards IC443 in total intensity we measure a broken power-law synchrotron spectrum with cut-off frequency $\nu _{\rm 0,s}=(114\pm 73)\, \text{GHz}$, in agreement with previous studies; our analysis, however, rules out any AME contribution which had been previously claimed towards IC443. No evidence of polarized AME emission is detected in this study.
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