A Detection of Bright Features in the Microwave Background
M. S. Kowitt, E. S. Cheng, D. A. Cottingham, D. J. Fixsen, C. A. Inman, S. S. Meyer, L. A. Page, J. L. Puchalla, J. E. Ruhl, R. F. Silverberg
Abstract
We report the characterization of bright, compact features in the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) detected during the June 1992 and June 1994 balloon flights of the Medium Scale Anisotropy Measurement (MSAM1-92 and MSAM1-94, respectively). Spectral flux densities are determined for each feature at 5.7, 9.3, and 16.5 cm-1. No viable counterparts for these features were found in source catalogs at 5 GHz or at 100 μm. The measured spectrum of each feature is consistent with a temperature fluctuation in the CMBR. The existence of these features is consistent with adiabatic fluctuation models of anisotropy in the CMBR.
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