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EFFET CINEMATIQUE SZ [1 record]

Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

The kSZ effect looks at photons coming from the cosmic microwave background (CMB), or light left over from an early stage in the universe's evolution. As the distant CMB photons pass through galaxy clusters, the photons shift in energy. This shift in energy shows how the galaxy clusters are moving ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale
OBS

kSZ : abrévation anglaise signifiant «kinematic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich».

Spanish

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