Astrophysics, Gravitation and Cosmology Seminar - Alex van Engelen (Arizona State University) "The CMB as a backlight"
- Event Type
- Seminar/Symposium
- Sponsor
- Department of Physics
- Location
- Loomis 464
- Date
- Mar 29, 2023 12:00 pm
- Speaker
- Alex van Engelen
- Contact
- Brandy Koebbe
- bkoebbe@illinois.edu
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- Originating Calendar
- Physics - Astrophysics, Relativity, and Cosmology Seminar
Over the last few decades we have learned a lot about the Universe in its infancy through dedicated observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Upcoming surveys will give us new information about the evolution of structures between us and the CMB through nearly all of cosmic history. I will focus on two methods, namely gravitational lensing and the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect, highlighting some of the opportunities and challenges.