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SPEAKER: Clara Verges (Harvard)- TITLE: A window on the Universe with the next-generation of millimeter-wave telescopes
February 16, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This is an In-Person Event
Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5-5132
Title: A window on the Universe with the next-generation of millimeter-wave telescopes
Abstract: Cosmology has experienced a considerable surge in the past thirty years, and is now well established as a precision science. While the standard cosmological model provides an effective description of the observed Universe, many fundamental questions remain unresolved. From shedding light on the very first fractions of second after the Big Bang to unveiling the dark Universe and looking for exotic physics, the Cosmic Microwave Background continues to be a unique probe for fundamental physics. The next generation of CMB polarisation observatories, embodied by CMB-Stage 4 for ground observations, will explore this window into the Universe in an unprecedented way, enabling breakthrough science. I will review how current experiments such as the BICEP/Keck telescopes pave the way for this next stage by developing efficient technologies and observing strategies, and by sharpening constraints on theoretical models. I will then discuss the technological challenges that the CMB community must meet to ensure the scientific success of future experiments.
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