A Fluctuation Analysis of the Bolocam 1.1mm Lockman Hole Survey

Philip R. Maloney; Jason Glenn; James E. Aguirre; Sunil R. Golwala; G. T. Laurent; P. A. R. Ade; J. J. Bock; S. F. Edgington; A. Goldin; D. Haig; A. E. Lange; P. D. Mauskopf; H. Nguyen; P. Rossinot; J. Sayers; P. Stover

doi:10.1086/497585

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A Fluctuation Analysis of the Bolocam 1.1mm Lockman Hole Survey

Philip R. Maloney·Jason Glenn·James E. Aguirre·Sunil R. Golwala·G. T. Laurent·P. A. R. Ade·J. J. Bock·S. F. Edgington·A. Goldin·D. Haig·A. E. Lange·P. D. Mauskopf·H. Nguyen·P. Rossinot·J. Sayers·P. Stover

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We perform a fluctuation analysis of the 1.1mm Bolocam Lockman Hole Survey, which covers 324 square arcmin to a very uniform point source-filtered RMS noise level of 1.4 mJy/beam. The fluctuation analysis has the significant advantage of utilizing all of the available data. We constrain the number counts in the 1-10 mJy range, and derive significantly tighter constraints than in previous work: the power-law index is 2.7 (+0.18, -0.15), while the amplitude is equal to 1595 (+85,-238) sources per mJy per square degree, or N(>1 mJy) = 940 (+50,-140) sources/square degree (95% confidence). Our results agree extremely well with those derived from the extracted source number counts by Laurent et al (2005). Our derived normalization is about 2.5 times smaller than determined by MAMBO at 1.2mm by Greve et al (2004). However, the uncertainty in the normalization for both data sets is dominated by the systematic (i.e., absolute flux calibration) rather than statistical errors; within these uncertainties, our results are in agreement. We estimate that about 7% of the 1.1mm background has been resolved at 1 mJy.

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Philip R. Maloney, Jason Glenn, James E. Aguirre, Sunil R. Golwala, G. T. Laurent, P. A. R. Ade, J. J. Bock, S. F. Edgington, A. Goldin, D. Haig, A. E. Lange, P. D. Mauskopf, H. Nguyen, P. Rossinot, J. Sayers, P. Stover. 2005-08-25. A Fluctuation Analysis of the Bolocam 1.1mm Lockman Hole Survey. https://doi.org/10.1086/497585

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