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High-Significance Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Measurement: Abell 1914 Seen With the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/878418· OSTI ID:878418
We report the first detection of a Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (S-Z) decrement with the Arcminute Microkelvin Imager (AMI). We have made commissioning observations towards the cluster A1914 and have measured an integrated flux density of -8.61 mJy in a uv-tapered map with noise level 0.19 mJy/beam. We find that the spectrum of the decrement, measured in the six channels between 13.5-18 GHz, is consistent with that expected for a S-Z effect. The sensitivity of the telescope is consistent with the figures used in our simulations of cluster surveys with AMI.
Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515;
OSTI ID:
878418
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-11480; astro-ph/0509215
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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