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DTSTART:20241003T193000Z
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DTSTAMP:20260413T184744Z
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LOCATION:Chamberlin Hall Room 5280
SUMMARY:Mapping cosmic star formation with the CO Mapping Array Projec
 t\, NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum\, Patrick Breysse\, Sout
 hern Methodist University
DESCRIPTION:The process of star formation is key to our understanding 
 of galaxies\, as well as the use of galaxies to probe fundamental phys
 ics.  Measuring star formation at high-redshift\, however\, is often d
 ifficult and expensive.  In this talk\, I will discuss the results of 
 the second observing season of the CO Mapping Array Project (COMAP)\, 
 which uses the new observational technique of line intensity mapping t
 o explore cosmic star formation from a new angle.  COMAP has reported 
 the deepest ever intensity mapping observation of the dense-gas tracin
 g CO(1-0) emission line near cosmic noon.  I will provide an overview 
 of the COMAP results\, and discuss how results from it and other early
  intensity mapping measurements may hint at excess star formation beyo
 nd which is predicted by current galaxy models.  I will close by discu
 ssing exciting future extensions to COMAP happening in the next few ye
 ars.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=8909
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