NPA Seminar: Zeeshan Ahmed, Kavli Institute, SLAC National Lab and Stanford, "Mapping large-scale structure with the Simons Observatory: from multiplexed readout to early science"

Thursday Nov 12, 2026, 1:00 PM → 2:00 PM US/Eastern

WLE 102 (Wright Lab)

Abstract: The Simons Observatory (SO), now in full science operations in Chile, will drive major advances in cosmic microwave background (CMB) science over the next decade. This talk describes the microwave-multiplexed readout that made SO’s roughly 100,000-detector deployment possible, and highlights preliminary SO collaboration results on CMB lensing that preview the observatory’s 10-year survey of large-scale structure.

Host: Laura Newburgh