Ingunn Kathrine Wehus: First CMB polarisation results from QUIET

Abstract

The polarisation of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) gives us information about the existence of primordial gravitational waves and the energy scale of inflation. QUIET is a ground-based CMB polarisation experiment, taking advantage of the world's most sensitive microwave radiometers, to search for B-modes in the CMB polarisation. The analysis of the first season of QUIET data is now finished, and I will present our first results and some future projections.

Arrangør

Fredagskollokvium ved Institutt for teoretisk astrofysikk
Publisert 14. jan. 2011 15:07 - Sist endret 27. jan. 2011 17:52