WE PROPOSE A THREE YEAR EFFORT TO UTILIZE THE WISE DATA TO CREATE A FULL-SKY MAP OF PAH EMISSION. THIS MAP WILL BE COMPARED TO PLANCK DATA PRODUCTS TO TEST THE THEORY THAT PAHS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANOMALOUS MICROWAVE EMISSION (AME) AT LOW FREQUENCY MICROWAVE DATA. IF SUCH A CORRELATION CAN BE ESTABLISHED IT WILL INCREASE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THIS FOREGROUND FOR FUTURE COSMIC BACKGROUND STUDIES AND WILL ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICS OF THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM.
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