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RADIO SOURCES FROM A 31 GHz SKY SURVEY WITH THE SUNYAEV-ZEL'DOVICH ARRAY

Authors :
Muchovej, Stephen
Leitch, Erik
Carlstrom, John E.
Culverhouse, Thomas
Greer, Chris
Hawkins, David
Hennessy, Ryan
Joy, Marshall
Lamb, James
Loh, Michael
Marrone, Daniel P.
Miller, Amber
Mroczkowski, Tony
Pryke, Clem
Sharp, Matthew
Woody, David
Source :
The Astrophysical Journal; June 2010, Vol. 716 Issue: 1 p521-529, 9p
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

We present the first sample of 31 GHz selected sources to flux levels of 1 mJy. From late 2005 to mid-2007, the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array observed 7.7 deg2 of the sky at 31 GHz to a median rms of 0.18 mJy beam-1. We identify 209 sources at greater than 5s significance in the 31 GHz maps, ranging in flux from 0.7 mJy to [?]200 mJy. Archival NVSS data at 1.4 GHz and observations at 5 GHz with the Very Large Array are used to characterize the sources. We determine the maximum-likelihood integrated source count to be N(>S) = (27.2 +- 2.5)deg-2 x (S mJy)-1.18+-0.12 over the flux range 0.7-15 mJy. This result is significantly higher than predictions based on 1.4 GHz selected samples, a discrepancy which can be explained by a small shift in the spectral index distribution for faint 1.4 GHz sources. From comparison with previous measurements of sources within the central arcminute of massive clusters, we derive an overdensity of 6.8 +- 4.4, relative to field sources.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0004637X and 15384357
Volume :
716
Issue :
1
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
The Astrophysical Journal
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs21470185