Speaker: | Jens Chluba (JHU) |
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Title: | Science with CMB spectral distortions: a new window to the early Universe |
Date (JST): | Fri, Oct 04, 2013, 13:30 - 14:30 |
Place: | Seminar Room A |
Related File: | 997.pdf |
Abstract: | Since COBE/FIRAS we know that the CMB spectrum is extremely close to a perfect blackbody. There are, however, a number of processes in the early Universe that should create spectral distortions at a level that is within reach of present day technology. I will give an overview of recent theoretical and experimental developments, explaining why future measurements of the CMB spectrum could open up an unexplored window to early universe and particle physics. |