Speaker
August Evrard
(University of Michigan)
Description
The Dark Energy Survey (DES) is in the early phases of a five-year project to survey 5000 sq degrees of sky to ~24th mag in 5 optical bands and employ the data to test cosmic acceleration using weak lensing, supernovae, galaxy clustering and clusters of galaxies. I will present a status summary of DES and provide some examples of early science, particularly focused on clusters of galaxies.
Primary author
August Evrard
(University of Michigan)
