Prof. Shaul Hanany from the University of Minnesota visited our lab. on February 18-19.
Prof. Tomotake Matsumura and Dr. Guillaume Patanchon (Associate Professor at University of Paris-cite) from Kavli IPMU, University of Tokyo, and Dr. Keisuke Yoshihara, Project Manager of LiteBIRD from JAXA visited us at the same time. We had very heated discussions.
Prof. Hanany is the PI of PICO, the next generation CMB polarimetry satellite proposed to NASA, and we exchanged information and discussed scientific synergies in terms of the LiteBIRD project.
From our lab., Yusuke explained the differences in scanning strategies between LiteBIRD and PICO, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each, and we had a very fruitful exchange of views.
At the social event, we were served with Okayama’s specialty, Spanish mackerel and yellow chives, which were very well received!
