When:
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
Where: Technological Institute, F160, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Pamela Villalovoz
(847) 491-3644
Group: Physics and Astronomy Astrophysics Seminars
Category: Academic
Title: DESI: the next-generation galaxy mapping project
Speaker: Dustin Lang, University of Toronto
Host: Ben Nelson
Abstract: DESI, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, is under construction and will measure the expansion history of the University using the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation technique. DESI will measure a total of 35 million galaxies (to redshift z=1.6) and quasars over 14,000 square degrees, with survey operations starting in 2019. There are also plans to survey millions of relatively bright galaxies and Milky Way stars during the bright time. I will present the amazing engineering challenges and science opportunities that DESI presents.
Keywords: Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics