As CMB experiments become more sensitive, it becomes possible to expand the scope of the science. I will talk about three new science directions enabled by CMB experiments that all involve searches for missing mass: 1) CMB lensing allows reconstruction of the projected gravitational potential of the visible universe, allowing a careful census of all of the mass in the universe; 2) sub-mm and CMB surveys have uncovered a large population of strong gravitational lenses, which are ideally suited for follow-up observations with ALMA that can map out small fluctuations in the surface mass distribution and probe dark matter on the smallest scales; 3) as surveys that map large areas of sky on a regular basis, it is possible to detect asteroids and dwarf planets, and also any possible new planets in the outer solar system, all through their thermal emission at mm-wavelengths.
Astronomy Colloquium - Gil Holder
Event time:
Thursday, May 3, 2018 - 2:30pm
Speaker:
Gil Holder
Speaker Institution:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Talk Title:
"Mapping missing matter at mm wavelengths"
Event description:
Location:
Watson Center A-51
60 Sachem Street
New Haven, CT
06511
Admission:
Free