10-GHZ TENERIFE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND OBSERVATIONS AT 8-DEGREESRESOLUTION AND THEIR ANALYSIS USING A NEW MAXIMUM-ENTROPY METHOD

The complete set of data from the Tenerife 10-GHz (8 degrees FWHM) twi n-horn, drift scan experiment is described, These data are affected by both long-term atmospheric baseline drifts and short-term noise, A ne w maximum entropy procedure, utilizing the time invariance and spatial continuity of the astronomical signal, is used to achieve a clean sep aration of these effects from the astronomical signal, and to deconvol ve the effects of the beam-switching. We use a fully positive/negative algorithm to produce two-dimensional maps of the intrinsic sky fluctu ations, Known discrete sources and Galactic features are identified in the deconvolved map. The data from the 10-GHz experiment, after basel ine subtraction with MEM are then analysed using conventional techniqu es. and new constraints on Galactic emission are made.