scholarly journals A Catalogue of 5 GHz Galactic Plane Sources

1979 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 415
Author(s):  
RF Haynes ◽  
JL Caswell ◽  
LWJ Simons

A catalogue at 5 GHz of 915 sources in the galactic plane is presented. Sources with a peak beam brightness temperature of at least 0�2 K above the surrounding background are included, except in confused regions; a point source of 0�2 K corresponds to o� 26 Jy.

2004 ◽  
Vol 616 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Horiuchi ◽  
E. B. Fomalont ◽  
W. K. Scott, A. R. Taylor ◽  
J. E. J. Lovell ◽  
G. A. Moellenbrock ◽  
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1970 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 147-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Varsavsky ◽  
R. J. Quiroga

We have studied the rotation curve of the Galaxy at different heights below and above the equator. In the course of this work we noticed that the maximum brightness temperature of hydrogen oscillates around the galactic plane following a fairly sinusoidal pattern. It is further noticed that the maximum temperature of hydrogen occurs right on the plane in the regions where the rotation curve has a form indicating solid body rotation. A rotation curve based on points of maximum hydrogen temperature does not differ appreciably from a rotation curve measured on the galactic plane.


1971 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 77-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Helmken ◽  
J. Hoffman

A gas-Čerenkov detector sensitive to gamma radiation above 10 MeV is currently undergoing final testing. The detector relies on the conversion and Compton scattering of gamma rays in a plastic scintillator and detecting the resulting electrons via the Čerenkov light they emit in a 2-m propane-gas column. Spectral information can be attained by varying gas pressure during the flight. The present detector is approximately 34″ in diameter, 91″ in length and weight 450 lb. At 20 MeV, an angular resolution of 6° half angle is expected. With an efficiency of 1 to 2%, a 10 hr balloon-borne system should achieve a point-source sensitivity of approximately 5× 10−5 photon cm−2 s−1 above 20 MeV. A satellite version of the detector is expected to have a sensitivity of approximately 1.3 × 10−5 photon cm−2 s−1 above 10 MeV for a 1-month galactic-plane scan mode. (Helmken and Hoffman, 1970.)


1957 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 233-237
Author(s):  
J. E. Baldwin

As part of the programme of observations with the large Cambridge radio telescope, a survey of the integrated radio emission has been made using one of the four elements of the interferometer. At a wave-length of 3·7 metres this aerial has beam-widths to half-power points of 2° in right ascension and 15° in declination. The use of a long wave-length makes it possible to obtain accurate measurements of the brightness temperature of the sky in regions away from the galactic plane. It is with the radiation from these regions that this paper is primarily concerned.


2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (H15) ◽  
pp. 781-781
Author(s):  
Cormac R. Purcell ◽  
Melvin G. Hoare ◽  

AbstractThe CORNISH (Co-Ordinated Radio ‘N’ Infrared Survey for High-mass star formation) project is the radio continuum part of a series of multi-wavelength surveys of the Galactic Plane that focus on the northern GLIMPSE-I region (10° < l <65°, |b| < 1°) observed by the SPITZER satellite in the mid-infrared (Churchwell et al. 2009). CORNISH has delivered a complementary 5 GHz arcsecond resolution, radio-continuum survey to address key questions in high-mass star formation as well as many other areas of astrophysics.


1974 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 687 ◽  
Author(s):  
BB Jones ◽  
EA Finlay

The results of a survey already published have been used to construct contour maps and ruled surface diagrams of the brightness temperature at 29�9 MHz near the galactic plane between I = 225� and 30�. The angular resolution was 0�� 8 at the zenith, and the range of zenith angles involved was � 30�. Restoration of the background was achieved with the aid of a low resolution filled-aperture survey carried out by others. The brightness temperature scale was calibrated absolutely. The optical depth of the Galaxy in directions within 40� of latitude from the centre has been estimated by a method which relies only on the shapes of brightness temperature profiles and not on absolute temperature calibrations. If an electron temperature is assumed, r.m.s. electron densities can be deduced. The average value of the disc emissivity at 29�9 MHz and the value of its spectral index have been calculated from brightness temperature profiles observed at a number of different frequencies, calibrations being required for these purposes. About 29 discrete absorption regions have been observed and identified with optically observed HII regions, and the fact that these are all nearer than 4 kpc permits a choice between kinematic distances in two cases. The Carina nebula and RCW 108 lend themselves to the measurement of local emissivities, and values of these together with their implications have already been published. A number of previously unlisted nonthermal sources have been observed, many of which are objects of low surface brightness and probably are supernova remnants.


1990 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 383-384
Author(s):  
E. J. A. Meurs ◽  
R. T. Harmon ◽  
H.-M Adorf

The sky survey performed by the IRAS satellite provides a very homogeneous and almost complete view of the sky at infrared wavelengths. Suitable methods from multivariate statistics and decision theory are employed to extract the extragalactic background included in the IRAS Point Source Catalog. The resulting map comprehensively represents the distribution of extragalactic objects on the sky. The various selections may be used to assess large-scale structure in the distribution of galaxies and the total infrared background due to galaxies, to follow such structures closer to the Galactic Plane than is possible with optical data and to address cosmological questions (e.g., Harmon, Lahav, and Mauers 1987). These investigations are to be extended to the more sensitive Co-Added Catalog.


1994 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Becker ◽  
Richard L. White ◽  
David J. Helfand ◽  
S. Zoonematkermani
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Universe ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Bin Yu ◽  
Albert Zijlstra ◽  
Biwei Jiang

Radio emission from stars can be used, for example, to study ionized winds or stellar flares. The radio emission is faint and studies have been limited to few objects. The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) brings a survey ability to the topic of radio stars. In this paper we investigate what the SKA can detect, and what sensitivity will be required for deep surveys of the stellar Milky Way. We focus on the radio emission from OB stars, Be stars, flares from M dwarfs, and Ultra Compact HII regions. The stellar distribution in the Milky Way is simulated using the Besançon model, and various relations are used to predict their radio flux. We find that the full SKA will easily detect all UltraCompact HII regions. At the limit of 10 nJy at 5 GHz, the SKA can detect 1500 Be stars and 50 OB stars per square degree, out to several kpc. It can also detect flares from 4500 M dwarfs per square degree. At 100 nJy, the numbers become about 8 times smaller. SKA surveys of the Galactic plane should be designed for high sensitivity. Deep imaging should consider the significant number of faint flares in the field, even outside the plane of the Milky Way.


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