Physics
Scientific paper
Sep 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999stin...9971215c&link_type=abstract
Technical Report, Vanguard Research, Inc. Fairfax, VA United States
Physics
Galactic Structure, Observation, Electric Current, Isotropy, Magnitude, Point Sources, Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite, Heliosphere, Hipparcos Satellite, Refining, Stars
Scientific paper
In this work I applied the current version of the SKY model of the point source sky to the interpretation of the diffuse all-sky emission observed by COBE/DIRBE. The goal was to refine the SKY model using the all-sky DIRBE maps of the Galaxy, in order that a search could be made for an isotropic cosmic back-ground. Arendt et al. constructed their "Faint Source Model" (FSM) to remove Galactic foreground stars from the ZSMA products. The FSM mimics SKY version 1 but Arendt et al.'s concluded that it was inadequate to seek cosmic background emission because of the sizeable residual emission in the ZSMA products after this starlight subtraction. At this point I can only support Arendt et al.'s conclusion, namely that such models are currently inadequate to reveal a cosmic background. Even SKY5 yields the same disappointing result. On the positive side, our knowledge of the fundamental parameters of stars is increasing through the legacy of the Hipparcos mission. These parameters are critical inputs to any model of the stellar sky and it is my hope to revisit the problem once the new values are for visual-absolute magnitudes and stellar, space densities. I also hope to make progress through an independent analysis of Pioneer optical starlight with SKY, under a NASA Heliospheric Mission Guest Investigator proposal.
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