Science with CMB spectral distortions

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• Jens Chluba (IoA Cambridge)
• Monday 19 January 2015, 13:00-14:00
• CMS, Pav. B, CTC Common Room (B1.19) [Potter Room].

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Tommaso Giannantonio.

Since COBE /FIRAS we know that the CMB spectrum is extremely close to a perfect blackbody. There are, however, a number of processes in the early Universe that should create spectral distortions at a level that is within reach of present day technology. I will give an overview of recent theoretical and experimental developments, explaining why future measurements of the CMB spectrum will open up an unexplored window to early-universe and particle physics, with possible non-standard surprises but also guaranteed signals awaiting us. I will also highlight the complementary of the distortion signals and the CMB anisotropies, showing that future distortions measurements will shed new light on different inflation models.

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