Cosmology and galaxy clusters with the Atacama Cosmology Telescope, Simons Observatory, and CCAT-prime
Dr. Eve Vavagiakis
Postdoctoral associate, Cornell University
(soon to be!) NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University




Rapid developments in microwave instrumentation and low temperature detectors over the past decade have provided a wealth of arcminute-scale cosmic microwave background (CMB) data. These measurements help define our standard cosmological model and shed light on the evolution of the structures in our universe. I will present recent cosmology results from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) including those relevant to the Hubble tension. I will discuss how our high resolution CMB maps are at the frontier of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) science and present recent SZ effect measurements. I will also discuss the status of the Simons Observatory and CCAT Observatory, which along with new data from ACT will provide unparalleled CMB measurements that will test cosmological models and open new windows on galaxy evolution and fundamental physics.