| Research assistantships are available in experiments designed to study the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). There are currently 3 experiments underway that will provide excellent opportunities for a Ph.D. thesis. Following on the successful BICEP experiment, new polarimeters are being deployed to the South Pole to search for the signature of the inflationary Cosmic Gravitational-wave Background (CGB) on angular scales of ~ 3 degrees. In parallel, a balloon-borne payload, SPIDER, is being developed to search for the CGB signature on larger (~ 30 degree) angular scales. Finally, the Planck orbital mission will be launched in 2009, and will provide an exceptionally rich data set to explore all aspects of the CMB. For more information on other experimental astrophysics opportunities please contact Andrew Lange at ael@astro.caltech.edu, Sunil Golwala at golwala@caltech.edu, Jonas Zmuidzinas at jonas@caltech.edu, Edward C. Stone at ecs@srl.caltech.edu, Jamie Bock at jjb@astro.caltech.edu, Andrew Blain at awb@astro.caltech.edu |
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