| DATE: |
2014-04-15 15:00 - 16:00 |
| PLACE: |
Kobayashi-hall, Main building, Tsukuba-campus |
| TITLE: |
BICEP2 results , implications , and future |
| SPEAKER: |
Chao-Lin Kuo (Stanford Univ.) |
| LANGUAGE: |
English |
| ABSTRACT: |
The BICEP2 team has just announced the detection of
degree-scale B-mode polarization of the CMB, consistent with the
imprint of inflationary gravitational waves. r=0 model is ruled out at
very high significance. BICEP2 is the second generation in the
BICEP/Keck series of small refractor experiments. I will discuss the
immediate prospect of confirming and expanding BICEP2's discovery by
Keck Array and BICEP3. A dedicated program that covers more sky can
significantly reduce the uncertainties on tensor amplitude, putting
models of inflation to further test. |
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