LiteBIRD kick-off symposium

LiteBIRD kick-off symposium (July 1-2, 2019 at ISAS) †

For the LiteBIRD face-to-face meeting on July 3-5, please visit another page.

Description †

Observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) in the last two decades have revealed astonishing facts of our Universe. We now have precise knowledge on the recent accelerating expansion of our Universe, dark energy and dark matter. In this remarkable development, two satellites for CMB observations, WMAP and Planck, have played the central role.

It is a world-wide consensus that the new frontier of CMB research is the observation of polarization. In particular, it is the most important task in the modern cosmology to test the cosmic inflation hypothesis from measurements of the curl pattern of CMB polarization, which is known as the B-mode.The observation of the B-mode is also expected to open up a new research area of testing quantum gravity theories behind cosmic inflation, including super string theory.

To meet the scientific objectives mentioned above, LiteBIRD is proposed as a strategic L-class satellite of JAXA. As the successor of Planck, and as an international project, its mission is to carry out whole-sky surveys of CMB polarization with unprecedented precision and accuracy.

The main goal of this symposium is to introduce the design concept of LiteBIRD , its expected scientific outputs, the domestic/international collaborations of LiteBIRD, and discuss outcomes of the project. To this end, we also review and discuss science of CMB polarization, current status and future prospects of observations, and how lessons-learned from Planck will be incorporated into the LiteBIRD project.

Dates and place †

Format †

The oral presentations are invited only. The poster presentations are limited to 30 slots. Most of them are invited, but there are some slots available for contributed posters.

Time table †

Registration †

• Please fill in this form, including those who are invited.
• Due on June 20 23:59 JST.
• Those who are attending locally need to register. Those who are attending remotely need not register.

List of participants †

• Participant List Vol5 20190701.xlsx

Logistics †

• VISA request ... If needed, contact LOC immediately.
• Access to venue
• Payment ... All payment should be made with cash at the registration desk. The payment cannot be cancelled once paid. Receipts will be issued at the registration desk.
  • Registration ... 0 yen
  • Banquet .... 6,000 yen for non-students & 4,000 yen for students.
• Dining ... Here is a list of dining places.
• Hotels ... Below are our suggestions.

  Hotel Name	Description	Link for Booking
  Toyoko Inn Yokohama-sen Fuchinobe-eki Minami-guchi	15min walk to ISAS, 3min walk to Fuchinobe Station	Toyoko Inn
  Hotel Livemax Sagamihara	20min walk to ISAS; 2-min walk to Fuchinobe Station; Looks old/narrow	Japanican.com
  APA Hotel Sagamihara Kobuchi-Ekimae	Near Kobuchi Station, next Fuchinobe	Apahotel
  Best Western Rembrandt Hotel Tokyo Machida	Near JR Machida Sta., two stations from Fuchinobe	Best Western Rembrandt Hotel
  APA Hotel Machida-Eki Higashi	Near JR Machida Sta., two stations from Fuchinobe	Apa Hotel
  Hotel Resol Machida	Near JR Machida Sta., two stations from Fuchinobe	Resol Machida
  Toyoko Inn Tokyo Machida-eki Odakyu-sen Higashi-guchi	7-min walk to JR Machida Sta., two stations from Fuchinobe	Toyoko Inn
  Toyoko Inn JR Yokohama-sen Sagamihara Ekimae	Near Sagamihara Sta., two stations from Fuchinobe	Toyoko Inn
  Toyoko Inn Keio-sen Hashimoto-eki Kita-guchi	Near Hashimoto Sta., three stations from Fuchinobe	Toyoko Inn

Instruction for presentation †

Oral †

• You can use your laptop computer to give presentations.
• You can also send your presentation files to LOC <cmbws19_loc at ml.ac.jaxa.jp> prior to the presentation, so that (i) we can share your files with zoom participants, and (ii) we can provide LOC's PC for your presentation in case your computer has compatibility issues.
• A LOC member will collect your presentation file after your talk. The files will be uploaded to this page for open access.

Poster †

• Poster size is A0.
• The layout is given here poster_layout_1.pdf
• ALl posters will remain posted at the same place for the entire week, including the f2f meeting.
• Poster list

  No	Type	Author	Title
  1	Invited	T. Dotani	System Overview
  2	Invited	M. Hazumi	Mission + Science
  3	Invited	Y. Sekimoto	Japan contributions #1 JAXA
  4	Invited	N. Katayama	Japan contributions #2 IPMU
  5	Invited	M. Hazumi	Japan contributions #3 KEK
  6	Invited	H. Ishino	Japan contributions #4 Okayama University
  7,8	Invited	M. Dobbs	Canada contributions #1
  9	Invited	A. Suzuki	US contributions #1-#4
  10	Invited		European contributions #1 Overview
  11	Invited		European contributions #2 France
  12	Invited		European contributions #3 Italy
  13	Invited		European contributions #4 UK
  14	Invited		European contributions #5 Germany
  15	Invited		European contributions #6 Spain
  16	Invited		European contributions #7 Norway
  17	Invited		European contributions #8 Sweden
  19	Contributed	Takakura, Hayato	Far-sidelobe Measurements of LiteBIRD Low Frequency Telescope Scaled Model

Remote †

Photos †

Other photos on Day 1 and Day 2 by LOC and both days by KEK IPNS EPO (Tada-san).

SOC and LOC †

• SOC : T. Yamada, M. Hazumi, A. Lee, M. Dobbs, L. Montier, J. Puget
• LOC : Y. Sekimoto, T. Dotani, M. Tsujimoto, T. Hasebe (JAXA/ISAS)

If you have any request or questions, please contact <cmbws19_loc at ml.ac.jaxa.jp>.