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On the detection of point sources in CMB maps

We use the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe 7-year data (WMAP7) to further probe point source detection technique in the sky maps of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation. The method by Tegmark et al. for foreground reduced maps and the Kolmogorov parameter as the descriptor are adopted for the analysis of WMAP satellite CMB temperature data. Part of the detected points coincide with point sources already revealed by other methods. However, we have also found 2 source candidates for which still no counterparts are known, and identified 7 point sources listed in Planck Early Release Compact Source Catalogue as high reliability sources.