Dates
1 June 2026
3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
CCAT / FYST: Tracing the Structure and Evolution of the Universe Using mm-Photometry and Spectroscopy.
Speaker
Abigail Crites, Cornell University
Abstract
The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) is designed to measure the kinematic Sunyaev-Zel’dovich (kSZ) effect of galaxy clusters, aid in foreground removal for CMB surveys allowing us to probe inflation, and trace star-forming galaxies through line intensity mapping of their ionized carbon ( [CII] ) emission in the epoch of reionization. It is also designed to probe spectral lines in the ISM over a range of environments in the Milky Way, Magellanic Clouds, and other nearby galaxies. I will give and update on the status of FYST and the two cameras, CHAI and Prime-Cam, and discuss plans for early science after first light is achieved.
