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| Paper IPM / Astronomy / 18265 |
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The millimetre spectrum of Galactic regions and galaxies is rich in continuum and molecular lines. That diversity is mostly tackled by either broad-band photometry or high resolution heterodyne spectroscopy. We aim to map the millimetre continuum emission of Galactic regions with a spectral resolution intermediate between broad-band photometry and heterodyne spectroscopy, enabling us to quickly cover large sky areas with spectroscopy. We report observations of the Orion Nebula with the CONCERTO instrument, which was installed at the APEX telescope focal plane from April 2021 to December 2023. We find that the spectrum of Orion is dominated by dust emission with an emissivity index from 1.3 to 2.0 along with the strong CO(2-1) and H22O lines which are naturally separated from the continuum, thanks to CONCERTO spectral capabilities. Many regions show a strong free-free emission as well, at lower frequencies. We demonstrate the spectral capabilities of CONCERTO at intermediate spectral resolution, with a frequency coverage from 130 to 310 GHz. A sensitivity of 200 mK is achieved in one second, for one beam and a 6 GHz frequency width, over an 18 arcmin diameter field-of-view, which is within a factor 3 of the expectations. We show that we can spectrally disentangle the continuum from the CO line emission. The slope of the millimetre continuum is line-free mapped for the first time in Orion.
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