With the QUIJOTE team we acquired new data with the MFI observing in the frequency range [10–20] GHz toward the sample of molecular clouds mentioned above. The regions observed with dedicated observations are the Taurus Molecular Cloud (TMC) complex, the LDN1527, LDN1608 and LDN1358 dark nebulae regions but additional observations of interest for the project have been observed within the MFI wide-survey which maps the fraction of the full sky observable from Tenerife, Spain. Our final sample covers a total of 10 molecular cloud regions. During the project the TMC and LDN1527 maps were produced and their quality assessed for science exploitation then the procedure used to detect AME and characterise its polarisation level has been tested and validated. This has been done in collaboration with the IAC team, including Prof. Rafael Rebolo, Dr. José Alberto Rubiño Martín and Dr. Ricardo Genova-Santos, and in collaboration with Prof. Clive Dickinson and his team over 4 secondments at the University of Manchester. The measurements of the AME in the frequency range [10–20] GHz clearly demonstrate the relevance and importance of the QUIJOTE-MFI data for sampling the electromagnetic spectrum at radio-frequencies lower than 20 GHz. Without the QUIJOTE-MFI information the previous studies making estimates of the AME at these frequencies from the analysis of data in the frequency range [28-100] GHz clearly underestimated the intensity of the AME at frequencies lower than 28 GHz. With the QUIJOTE-MFI data the location of the AME peaks, and the width of the AME features can be characterised more accurately. The other main result of our study is that the level of polarisation of the AME should be lower than about 5.3% in the LDN1527 region and lower than 4.2% in the TMC. This work has been submitted to the MNRAS journal for publication. Results about the TMC and L1527 have been presented at two conferences, at two workshops and during one seminar. The other molecular cloud regions are currently under analysis and a publication is in preparation. Our preliminary results show clear detection of AME in almost all of the molecular clouds from the sample. During the project some articles directly related to the PolAME project have been published. A proceeding showing preliminary results has been published (Poidevin et al. 2017). A full review about our current knowledge of the AME has been published (Dickinson et al. 2018). Additionally, the second paper of the QUIJOTE consortium presenting MFI data and analysis toward three galactic regions including two molecular cloud structures has been published (Genova-Santos et al. 2017). Additional publications from ongoing other collaborations also acknowledge the support of the MSCA.
