<i>Planck</i>intermediate results. XIX. An overview of the polarized thermal emission from Galactic dust
<i>Planck</i>intermediate results. XIX. An overview of the polarized thermal emission from Galactic dust
This paper presents the large-scale polarized sky as seen by Planck HFI at 353 GHz, which is the most sensitive Planck channel for dust polarization. We construct and analyse large-scale maps of dust polarization fraction and polarization direction, while taking account of noise bias and possible systematic effects. We find …