Predictions on the angular power spectrum of clustered extragalactic point sources at CMB frequencies from flat and all--sky 2D-simulations

Abstract

We present predictions on the angular power spectrum of CMB fluctuations due to extragalactic point sources (EPS) by using a method for simulating realistic 2D distributions of clustered EPS. Both radio and far--IR selected source populations are taken into account. To analyze different clustering scenarios, we exploit angular power spectra of EPS, $P(k)$, estimated either by data coming from currently available surveys or by means of theoretical predictions. By adopting the source number counts predicted by the Toffolatti et al. (1998) evolution model -- capable of accounting well for the available data at radio cm wavelengths -- we are able to reproduce current data on the two--point angular correlation functions, $w(\theta )$, of radio sources. We can confirm that the detection of primordial CMB anisotropies is not hampered by undetected clustered sources at frequencies $\le 150-200$ GHz. On the other hand, our current findings show that at higher frequencies the clustering signal could severely reduce the detectability of intrinsic CMB anisotropies, thus confirming previous theoretical predictions. We also show that unsubtracted EPS can account for the excess signal at high multipoles detected by recent CMB anisotropy experiments. Moreover, the additional power due to the clustering of sources gives rise to a small but not negligible contribution to the same excess signal. As a final result, we also present an example of a currently feasible {\it realistic map} of EPS at 70 GHz, by taking into account data on bright detected sources as well as the previously quoted model for number counts.

Last revised version: the Title has been modified; some minor changes in the text. 34 pages, 7 Figures, use AasTex5.2, ApJ in press

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