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NRAO/Socorro Colloquium Series

Miguel Morales

University of Washington

Peering through the EoR window with the Murchison Widefield Array

Measurement of the spatial distribution of neutral hydrogen via the redshifted 21 cm line promises to transform our knowledge of the Epoch of Reionization (EoR). In my talk I will give an accessible introduction to this new field, discuss how we plan to observe the faint 21 cm fluctuations in the face of strong foregrounds, and show our latest results from early observations with the MWA as we start to peer through the EoR window with the first generation of EoR observatories.



November 15, 2013
11:00 am

Array Operations Center Auditorium

All NRAO employees are invited to attend via video, available in Charlottesville Room 230, Green Bank Room 137 and Tucson N525.

Local Host: Huib Intema

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