Cosmological implications of the first year of WMAP data

by Dr. Licia Verde (University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physics and Astronomy)

Monday 17 May 2004, 16:30 → 17:30 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

The Wilkinson Microwave anisotropy probe (WMAP) was launched from Cape Canaveral on June 30, 2001. It reached the L2 Lagrangian point and produced a high-fidelity all-sky polarization-sensitive map of the cosmic microwave background radiation.
I will review the implications for cosmology of the first year of WMAP observations.
The highlight is that the flat Lambda CDM model with only six parameters fits not only the WMAP data extremely well, but also a host of other astronomical observations. I will also present the results of a joint analysis of WMAP data with finer scale CMB experiments (CBI and ACBAR) and large scale structure surveys.


Organiser(s): Rolf Landua / PH-EP

Note: * Tea & coffee will be served at 16.00 hrs.

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