Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2011-01-10
2011 A&A 536
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Revised to accommodate referee's comments. Changes made to sections 5.1 and 5.4. No change in figures or scientific conclusion
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361/201116475
Planck's all sky surveys at 30-857 GHz provide an unprecedented opportunity to follow the radio spectra of a large sample of extragalactic sources to frequencies 2-20 times higher than allowed by past, large area, ground-based surveys. We combine the results of the Planck Early Release Compact Source Catalog (ERCSC) with quasi-simultaneous ground-based observations, as well as archival data, at frequencies below or overlapping Planck frequency bands, to validate the astrometry and photometry of the ERCSC radio sources and study the spectral features shown in this new frequency window opened by Planck. The ERCSC source positions and flux density scales are found to be consistent with the ground-based observations. We present and discuss the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of a sample of "extreme" radio sources to illustrate the richness of the ERCSC for the study of extragalactic radio sources. Variability is found to play a role in the unusual spectral features of some of these sources.
Ade Peter A. R.
Aghanim Nabila
Angelakis Emmanouil
Arnaud Monique
Ashdown Mark
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