Cosmological results from the Planck satellite (Prof. S. White)
- Datum: 28.04.2015
- Uhrzeit: 14:30 - 16:00
- Vortragende(r): Professor Dr. Simon D. M. White, MPI für Astrophysik, Garching
- Raum: Herbert Walther Lecture Hall
- Gastgeber: MPQ
It has mapped the full sky at nine frequencies spanning a factor of 30 in wavelength with a resolution and sensitivity superior to those of any previous experiment. Results from the full mission dataset were announced in December 2014 and the corresponding papers are still appearing. I will present the maps together with highlights of the cosmological results derived from them.
These include: (i) the most
precise measurements so far of the parameters describing the geometry,
content and structure of our Universe, (ii) constraints on the physics
driving its very early evolution, (iii) maps of the distributions of
total mass, of baryonic mass and of star-formation in galaxies
throughout the entire visible universe in front of the CMB.