Diffuse Galactic Emission from Spinning Dust Grains
B. T. DrainePrinceton University Observatory, Peyton Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544A. LazarianPrinceton University Observatory, Peyton Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544
1998en
ABI
Abstract
Spinning interstellar dust grains produce detectable rotational emission in the 10-100 GHz frequency range. We calculate the emission spectrum, and show that this emission can account for the ``anomalous'' Galactic background component which correlates with 100um thermal emission from dust. Implications for cosmic background studies are discussed.
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