El próximo miércoles 10 de junio, la Dra. Jo Dunkley, cosmóloga y profesora Joseph Henry de Física y Ciencias Astrofísicas en la Universidad de Princeton, dictará el coloquio “The Simons Observatory” a las 11 horas en la Sala 208 del Instituto de Física, Edificio de Ciencias, Campus Curauma, PUCV.
Compartimos el resumen de la presentación:
The Simons Observatory (SO), a new millimeter-wave observatory in the Atacama, has started gathering data. It measures the cosmic microwave background (CMB), the earliest image we have of the universe, with the goal of better understanding our cosmological model. With its smaller telescopes we are seeking a primordial signal imprinted by gravitational waves generated in the early universe. Its largest telescope will measure the finer scales of the CMB with increased sensitivity, probing the initial conditions of the early universe as well as revealing the later-formed cosmic web of gas and dark matter. By surveying half the sky every couple of days, we also hope to see new types of transient astronomical events in millimeter-wavelengths with SO. In this talk I will describe the status of SO and its science plans.
Extendemos la invitación a la comunidad del Instituto de Física y público interesado a participar de este coloquio.
