Images of the primeval Universe from the BOOMERanG experiment

by Paolo de Bernardis (Università di Roma 'La Sapienza')

Tuesday 3 Oct 2000, 16:30 → 16:45 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy experiments have recently resolved sub-horizon structures on the last scattering surface at redshift 1000, with high signal-to-noise ratio. The power spectrum of the detected anisotropy is consistent with the simplest inflationary scenario and with the physics of the primeval plasma. I review the technical advances, which made this possible, the current results and their cosmological significance, with special attention to the determination of the total mass-energy in the Universe. * Tea & coffee will be served at 16.00 hrs.

Organiser(s): Jasper Kirkby / EP Division