First results from the South Pole Telescope
Joaquin Vieira
University of Chicago
I will present the first results from the South Pole
Telescope (SPT), a 10 meter diameter off-axis telescope optimized for
fine scale CMB anisotropy. The SPT is the first instrument to
demonstrate the requisite combination of resolution, mapping speed,
and observing time to carry out a successful search for distant galaxy
clusters through the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect. I will present
details of the first blind detection of galaxy clusters using this
technique, in addition to preliminary results on millimeter sources
down to the mJy level at 150 and 225 GHz in the first of our 100
square degree surveys.
Date: | Mercredi, le 29 octobre 2008 |
Heure: | 13:00 |
Lieu: | Université McGill |
| Ernest Rutherford Physics Building, Board Room (room 104) |
Contact: | Gil Holder |
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