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Kimmy Wu (KICP Chicago) – Delensing, Neural Networks, the H_0 problem — a perspective from the CMB

December 14, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

The cosmic microwave background (CMB) contains a wealth of information about the early and the late universe. In this talk, I will focus on the search of primordial gravitational waves. Specifically, I will talk about “delensing” — constraining the lensing component in the CMB B-mode maps that we might reduce the soon-to-be major uncertainty of the r measurement in the BICEP/Keck experiments. For next-generation CMB experiments, we will need higher signal-to-noise estimates of the lensing potential beyond the commonly-used quadratic estimator approach today for delensing. I will discuss a method to extract the lensing field using a convolutional neural network (1810.01483), that approaches maximum-likelihood lensing estimates in a broad range of angular scales. If I have time, I will discuss the “H_0 problem”, where the inferred expansion rate of the universe from the CMB (and a couple other probes) are significantly lower than direct measurements. I will look at it from the sound horizon perspective (1811.00537) and show how data from the South Pole telescope can probe potential new physics.

Details

Date:
December 14, 2018
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Venue

50A-5132- Sessler
50A-5132 Sessler Conference Room CA

INPA guests from campus can now come to the lab early on Fridays. The INPA Common Room (50-5026) is reserved for our guests from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Note that the seminars are now held in 50A-5132 to accommodate a more significant number of attendees.

CPTea Series (also known as INPA Tea Series)

The Physics Division CPTea Series invites you to an In-Person Tea Series 1st Friday of every month at 3:30 pm INPA Conference Room 50-5026.

Everyone is welcome to attend the open forum. Tea and light refreshments will be served.

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INPA Common Room (50-5026)
Fridays
3:30 pm

Access to the Lab

For a shuttle pass, please email Erica Hall. The pass is only valid for the day of the seminar.

Erica Hall