TY - JOUR
T1 - Planck 2015 results. XXII. A map of the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect
AU - Ade, P.A.R
AU - Aghanim, N.
AU - Arnaud, M.
AU - Ashdown, M.
AU - Aumont, J.
AU - Baccigalupi, C.
AU - Banday, A.J.
AU - Barreiro, R.B.
AU - Bartolo, N.
AU - Battaner, E.
AU - Christensen, Per Rex
AU - Frejsel, Anne Mette
AU - Nasselski, Pavel
AU - Novikov, Igor Dmitrievich
AU - Nørgaard-Nielsen, Hans Ulrik
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - We have constructed all-sky Compton parameters maps, y-maps, of the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich (tSZ) effect by applying specifically tailored component separation algorithms to the 30 to 857 GHz frequency channel maps from the Planck satellite. These reconstructed y-maps are delivered as part of the Planck 2015 release. The y-maps are characterized in terms of noise properties and residual foreground contamination, mainly thermal dust emission at large angular scales, and cosmic infrared background and extragalactic point sources at small angular scales. Specific masks are defined to minimize foreground residuals and systematics. Using these masks, we compute the y-map angular power spectrum and higher order statistics. From these we conclude that the y-map is dominated by tSZ signal in the multipole range, 20 <" < 600. We compare the measured tSZ power spectrum and higher order statistics to various physically motivated models and discuss the implications of our results in terms of cluster physics and cosmology.
AB - We have constructed all-sky Compton parameters maps, y-maps, of the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich (tSZ) effect by applying specifically tailored component separation algorithms to the 30 to 857 GHz frequency channel maps from the Planck satellite. These reconstructed y-maps are delivered as part of the Planck 2015 release. The y-maps are characterized in terms of noise properties and residual foreground contamination, mainly thermal dust emission at large angular scales, and cosmic infrared background and extragalactic point sources at small angular scales. Specific masks are defined to minimize foreground residuals and systematics. Using these masks, we compute the y-map angular power spectrum and higher order statistics. From these we conclude that the y-map is dominated by tSZ signal in the multipole range, 20 <" < 600. We compare the measured tSZ power spectrum and higher order statistics to various physically motivated models and discuss the implications of our results in terms of cluster physics and cosmology.
U2 - 10.1051/0004-6361/201525826
DO - 10.1051/0004-6361/201525826
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0004-6361
VL - 594
JO - Astronomy & Astrophysics
JF - Astronomy & Astrophysics
M1 - A22
ER -