Cosmologie

The study of the cold Universe allows us to go back to the origins of our solar system with the observation of star embryos and the origins of the Universe with the measurement of the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background. The astronomical instruments in the sub-millimetre and millimetre domains require the use of superconducting detectors cooled down to 100mK. This makes these experiments particularly complex to implement, especially at the system level. A simplification of cryogenic systems would be a major asset for future instruments.

The study of the cold Universe allows us to go back to the origins of our solar system with the observation of star embryos and the origins of the Universe with the measurement of the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background. The astronomical instruments in the sub-millimetre and millimetre domains require the use of superconducting detectors cooled down to 100mK. This makes these experiments particularly complex to implement, especially at the system level. A simplification of cryogenic systems would be a major asset for future instruments.

The quest for B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background is among the main challenges in Observational Cosmology. Measurement of B-mode polarization in the CMB will be clear evidence of the presence of primordial gravitational waves which are theoretically expected to be produced during inflation about 10^-35 seconds after the Planck epoch.

The quest for B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background is among the main challenges in Observational Cosmology. Measurement of B-mode polarization in the CMB will be clear evidence of the presence of primordial gravitational waves which are theoretically expected to be produced during inflation about 10-35 seconds after the Planck epoch.

The quest for B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background is among the main challenges in Observational Cosmology. Measurement of B-mode polarization in the CMB will be clear evidence of the presence of primordial gravitational waves which are theoretically expected to be produced during inflation about 10-35 seconds after the Planck epoch.

The quest for B-mode polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background is among the main challenges in Observational Cosmology. Measurement of B-mode polarization in the CMB will be clear evidence of the presence of primordial gravitational waves which are theoretically expected to be produced during inflation about 10-35 seconds after the Planck epoch.

During the last decade, cosmology has entered a precision era, leading to the prevalence of the standard cosmological model, ΛCDM. Nevertheless, the main ingredient of this model, dark energy, remains mysterious while dominating the energy budget of the Universe. Its comprehension is the current Graal of this domain.