The search for B-mode polarization in the CMB: Status and Prospect

Speaker:  
   Professor Chao-Lin Kuo (Stanford university)

Time:   
   2pm Wednesday, 10 June

Abstract:   
   B-mode polarization in the Cosmic Microwave Background provides a unique window to fundamental physics on energy scales that are not accessible to accelerators.
  

   I will describe a very exciting line of South Pole experiments based on bolometers: BICEP, BICEP2, Keck, and the POLAR Array. BICEP currently provides the best measurement in B-mode, and the follow-up experiments promise to increase the sensitivity by 2 orders of magnitude, with better angular resolution.


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