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The Galactic dust as a foreground to Cosmic Microwave Background maps

X. Dupac, J. -P. Bernard, N. Boudet, M. Giard, J. -M. Lamarre, C. Mény, F. Pajot, I. Ristorcelli

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0308090

Abstract

We present results obtained with the PRONAOS balloon-borne experiment on interstellar dust. In particular, the submillimeter / millimeter spectral index is found to vary between roughly 1 and 2.5 on small scales (3.5' resolution). This could have implications for component separation in Cosmic Microwave Background maps.

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