Cosmology with Photometric Cluster Samples

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• Dr Eduardo Rozo, Einstein and KICP Fellow, University of Chicago
• Friday 17 February 2012, 16:00-17:00
• Kavli Large Meeting Room, Kavli Building.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Judith Moss.

Refreshments follow talk in the KICC common area

I review the basic motivation for using galaxy clusters as a precision cosmology probe, and for cluster cosmology with photometric surveys in particular. I summarize current cosmological constraints from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, placing an emphasis on how the Planck Early Results impact the interpretation of optically and X-ray selected galaxy clusters. I end by discussing ongoing work aimed at improving these cosmological constraints, and extending these analyses to future cluster surveys, particularly the Dark Energy Survey.

This talk is part of the Institute of Astronomy Extra Talks series.

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