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[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] The next AID meeting will be an informal, discussion-oriented meeting rather than a talk. The meeting will be a show and tell. The goal of this activity will be to find out what instrumentation work is going on right now and to discuss some of the associated accomplishments and challenges. The […]

[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] Jeff McMahon, University of Michigan The Cosmic Microwave background (CMB) permits the measurement of a number of unique and as yet undetected cosmological signals including imprints of the energy scale of inflation and of the sum of the neutrino masses. Measuring these signals requires constant innovation in instrumentation. In this talk,

[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] Laura Newburgh, Dunlap Fellow The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) has been an important probe of early Universe cosmology. Measurements of the polarized CMB are poised to map the signature of large scale structure in the CMB and provide constraints on the sum of the neutrino masses and the primordial helium abundance,

[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] Viacheslav Burenkov, University of Toronto A single photon detector is an enabling technology for numerous applications and experiments in many different branches of physics. As such, the development of single photon detectors is a very active field of research. Recently, superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) have become a prominent detector

[one_half] This special Astronomical Instrumentation Discussion is for registered participants only. The U of T Institute for Aerospace Studies Space Flight Laboratory collaborates with business, government and academic institutions on spacecraft projects and the development of new space technologies. As a laboratory at the University of Toronto, its aim is to promote the use of

[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] Dr. Ernst de Mooij, DAA Characterizing exoplanet atmospheres requires very high-precision measurements. The decrease in flux during transit of a Jupiter-like planet around a Sun-like star is approximately 1%. The variations in transit-depth as a function of wavelengths due to the planet\’s atmosphere are only a few percent of the transit-depth.

[one_half] Thayne Curry, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, U of T Direct imaging is the new frontier in detecting and characterizing extrasolar planets. In this talk, Currie will discuss the noise sources limiting our ability to image planets and our attempts to overcome them using a novel suite of observing methods like angular differential imaging/roll

[one_half] Phil Hinz, University of Arizona The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI) is a NASA-funded instrument, designed to carry out a survey of nearby stars for the existence of faint zodiacal dust disks. The survey is named the Hunt for Observable Signatures of Terrestrial planetary Systems (HOSTS). These observations will constrain the prevalence and brightness

  [one_half] Venkat Venkataramanan, Dir. Scientific Operations, IOS The Institute for Optical Sciences at University of Toronto was started in 2005 with the mission to create a world-class academic research centre in optics. We have since evolved as a vibrant interdisciplinary academic research and a unique entrepreneurship education centre. This talk will highlight our academic