Speaker
Rachel Mandelbaum
(Carnegie Mellon University)
Description
The WFIRST high-latitude survey (HLS) will provide an exciting dataset for constraining dark energy through a variety of measurement methods. In this talk, I will describe the current plans for the WFIRST HLS and the potential for competitive constraints on dark energy with weak lensing. I will also discuss the potential synergies with other surveys during the same time-frame, including the opportunities provided by joint analysis with LSST, Euclid, and CMB-S4. Finally, I will present the results of ongoing efforts to understand the impact of near-infrared detector systematics on weak lensing measurements, and to place requirements on the hardware to ensure that the scientific goals of the survey can be met.
Primary author
Rachel Mandelbaum
(Carnegie Mellon University)
