29 novembre 2019
Collège de France
Fuseau horaire Europe/Paris

Exploring the primordial universe with QUBIC: The Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology

29 nov. 2019, 10:40
20m
Amphitéâtre Marguerite de Navarre (Collège de France)

Amphitéâtre Marguerite de Navarre

Collège de France

Paris
Oral presentation Physics Oral presentations session

Orateur

Louise Mousset (APC)

Description

QUBIC is an experiment dedicated to the measurement of polarization B-modes of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) using the novel technology of Bolometric Interferometry. In this talk, I will start with a brief explanation of the underlying physics: What are primordial B-modes and why it will give us invaluable insights on what happened during the inflation era, right after the Big Bang.
Then, I will present the current status of the project and the instrument architecture. The unique design of QUBIC brings new possibilities to CMB polarization mapping including self-calibration and spectroimaging.

Field

Cosmology/CMB modes/QUBIC

Language English

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