Fredagskollokvium: Cosmology from the Cosmic Microwave Background with Ground-Based Experiments

Hidde Jense, Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology (UK).

portrait photo of a young smiling man
Hidde Jense, research associate at Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology. Photo: private.

The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) is one of the most studied probes for cosmological measurements. I will be presenting the latest Data Release 6 (DR6) from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT), which made the most precise measurements of the small-scale temperature and polarization modes of the CMB over a quarter of the sky. With these constraints, I present the most stringent constraints on the ΛCDM model we have to day, as well as improved constraints on beyond-ΛCDM physics since the Planck satellite. I discuss how these constraints fit within current developments in observational cosmology, and how future observations of the CMB with the new Simons Observatory (SO) will improve beyond this.

illustration of the latest Cosmic microwave Background radiation as taken by Planck satellite and the Atacama Cosmology Telescope
A recent, high-resolution map of the CMB from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope that has allowed significant improvements over the state-of-the-art cosmology measurements. Credit: ACT Collaboration; ESA/Planck Collaboration.

Arrangør

Institutt for teoretisk astrofysikk
Emneord: institute seminar, fredagskollokvium, Cosmology, CMB, Atacama Cosmology Telescope
Publisert 11. sep. 2025 09:07 - Sist endret 11. sep. 2025 09:40