PILOT and cosmic shear
Astrophysics
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
Cosmic shear offers a remarkbly clean way to measure the equation of state of the Universe and its evolution. Resolution over a wide field is paramount, and Antarctica offers unique possibilities in this respect. There is an order of magnitude gain in speed over temperate sites, or a factor three in surface density. This means that PILOT outperforms much larger telescopes elsewhere, and can compete with the proposed DUNE space mission. Keywords: Antarctic astronomy, Surveys, Adaptive optics, Weak lensing
Cite
@article{arxiv.0801.4440,
title = {PILOT and cosmic shear},
author = {W. Saunders},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.4440},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
6 pages, Proceedings of 2nd ARENA conference 'The Astrophysical Science Cases at Dome C', Potsdam, 17-21 September 2007