George Smoot's Astrophysics Research Program

<BODY> <CENTER> <H2>You are using a browser without frames capabilities.<BR> Please use Netscape (now available on this cluster)<BR> or any other recent browser for a better view.</H2> <P> <H1>Welcome to<P> <IMG SRC="/gif/cmb_fluctuations_intro.gif" HSPACE=5 HEIGHT=144 WIDTH=288> <P><FONT SIZE=+4>CMB</FONT><FONT SIZE=+3> </FONT><FONT SIZE=+4>A</FONT><FONT SIZE=+3>strophysics </FONT><FONT SIZE=+4>R</FONT><FONT SIZE=+3>esearch </FONT><FONT SIZE=+4>P</FONT><FONT SIZE=+3>rogram</FONT> </P></H1></CENTER> <H3 ALIGN=CENTER><A HREF="http://www.berkeley.edu">UC Berkeley</A> - <A HREF="http://www.lbl.gov">Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory</A></H3> <CENTER><H6><HR> <A HREF="/www/menu.imagemap"> <IMG ISMAP SRC="/gif/menu.gif"></A><BR> [<A HREF="/www/text/">TEXT</A>] [<A HREF="/www/">GRAPH</A>] [<A HREF="/www/projects/">PROJECTS</A>] [<A HREF="/www/tour/">TOUR</A>] [<A HREF="/www/personnel/">PEOPLE</A>] [<A HREF="/www/facilities/">FACILITIES</A>] [<A HREF="/wwW/manuals/">DOCS</A>] [<A HREF="gopher://aether.lbl.gov/">VIR</A>] [<A HREF="/www/search/">SEARCH</A>] [<A HREF="/www/internet.html">WWW</A>] [<A HREF="/htbin/getstats">STATS</A>] [<A HREF="/www/feedback.html">MAIL</A>] <HR></H6></CENTER> <H4 ALIGN=CENTER> <A HREF="/www/personnel/smoot.html">Professor George Smoot</A>'s <A HREF="/www/personnel/">group</A> conducts research on the early Universe <A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/science/cosmology.html"> (cosmology) </A> using the <A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/science/cmb.html"> cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB)</A> and other astrophysical sources. These investigations are directed towards realizing a variety of <A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/science/science_goals.html">science goals</A> regarding CMB. <A HREF="/www/tour/postdoc.html"> Post doctoral, </A> <A HREF="/www/tour/"> Graduate and undergraduate student, </A> and other job opportunities, pending funding, are available in the various research projects. </I></H4> <H1><IMG SRC="/gif/cobe_satellite.gif"> Projects:</H1> <P> <DL> <DT><A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/projects/cobe/"> <IMG SRC="/gif/prj_cobe.gif" HSPACE=3 VSPACE=3></DT> <DD>COBE</A>: satellite data analysis on the anisotropy and spectrum of the cosmic microwave background and on infrared emission from Galactic and extragalactic sources.</DD><P> <DT><A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/projects/max/"> <IMG SRC="/gif/prj_max.gif" HSPACE=3 VSPACE=3><DT> <DD>MAX, MAXIMA and BOOMERANG</A>: balloon-borne CMB anisotropy mapping experiments and the new <A HREF="http://www.physics.umn.edu/cosmology/maxipol/">MAXIPOL</A> instrument for CMB polarization observations <br> <A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/projects/max/max_new.html"> <IMG SRC="/gif/new.gif" HSPACE=3 VSPACE=3> New Results</DT></DD><P> <DT><A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/projects/cosa/"> <IMG SRC="/gif/prj_cosa.gif" HSPACE=3 VSPACE=3><DT> <DD>Planck Surveyor </A>: formerly called <A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/projects/cosa/cosa.html"> COBRAS/SAMBA </A> is a satellite proposed to extend the <A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/projects/cobe/">COBE</A> DMR work. <br> It completed Phase A feasibility study in May 1996, and has been selected for a mission by <A HREF="http://www.esrin.esa.it/"> ESA (European Space Agency)</A> in July 1996.</DD><P> <DT><A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/software/"> <IMG SRC="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/software/pipe/mincer.gif"><DT> <DD>CMB Data Processing, Analysis and Computing </DD>: is a major effort in collaboration with <A HREF="http://cfpa.berkeley.edu/group/cmbanalysis/"> COMBAT </A> and <A HREF="http://cfpa.berkeley.edu/group/cmbanalysis/reports/nersc1.html"> work </A> <A HREF="http://cfpa.berkeley.edu/group/cmbanalysis/reports/nersc2.html"> work </A> utilizing the <A HREF="http://www.nersc.gov/"> NERSC Supercomputer Center</A>. <P> <DD><B> CMB Foreground Estimation and Realistic Modeling including the <A HREF="http://astro.berkeley.edu/wombat/"> WOMBAT </A> collaboration </DD> </DD><P> <DT><A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/projects/gem/"> <IMG SRC="/gif/prj_gem.gif" HSPACE=3 VSPACE=3><DT> <DD>GEM</A>: the Galactic Emission Mapping project. A radio survey of Galactic emission.</DD><P> <DT><A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/projects/neutrino/"> <IMG SRC="/gif/prj_neut.gif" HSPACE=3 VSPACE=3><DT> <DD>Neutrino Astrophysics</A> Projects designed to detect high energy neutrinos.</DD><P> <DT><A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/projects/snap/"> <IMG SRC="/gif/snapsat2.jpg"HSPACE=3 VSPACE=3><DT> <DD SNAP Satellite project </A> designed to measure cosmological parameters and do related astrophysics. <A HREF="http://snap.lbl.gov/"> SNAPsat </A> </DD><P> <DT><A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/projects/former.html"> <IMG SRC="/gif/prj_spec.gif" HSPACE=3 VSPACE=3><DT> <DD>Former Projects </A> such as the U2 jet aircraft borne experiment that detected the CMB dipole anisotropy and this one to measure the long wavelength spectrum of the cosmic microwave background. This was done at a number of sites including the South Pole pictured there. </DD><P> </DL> <HR><B><A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/tour/index.html">Education / Outreach / Visitor page<BR> </A></B>This section contains a variety of information, such as topics related to cosmology and astrophysics, directions on how to get to the lab, and where you might be able to apply in order to become a visiting employee for a group here at LBNL. <HR>The Smoot Astrophysics Group and its <A HREF="http://aether.lbl.gov/www/personnel/">Personnel</A> are associated with several different institutions: </P> <UL> <LI><A HREF="http://www.lbl.gov">LBL</A> (Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory) </LI> <LI><A HREF="http://www.physics.Berkeley.edu/">Physics Department</A> of the University of California, Berkeley </LI> <LI><A HREF="http://cfpa.berkeley.edu/home.html">CfPA</A> (Center for Particle Astrophysics, an NSF Center for Science & Technology) </LI> <LI><A HREF="http://stokstad.lbl.gov/">INPA</A> (Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics at LBL) </LI> <LI><A HREF="http://ssl.berkeley.edu/">SSL</A> (Space Sciences Laboratory of the University of California) </LI> </UL> <P> <HR>This page has been accessed <IMG SRC="/htbin/access_odometer/index.html"> times since September 28, 1996.</P> <P> <HR> <I><A HREF="http://spectrum.lbl.gov/webmaster.html">Technical questions and comments??</A> </I> <br> FAX: 510-486-7149 </P> </BODY>