LBL Cosmology Summer Visitor Program

Weak Lensing

August 4-11, 2004
Berkeley Lab

The theme of the 2004 cosmology summer visitor program, 2nd session, is weak gravitational lensing. Weak lensing has made great strides recently in its development as a cosmological tool and next generation surveys are being actively planned. As the measurement precision increases, sources of systematic uncertainties from the instrument optics, the atmosphere, intrinsic galaxy shape noise, and the theoretical predictions (especially for dynamical dark energy and at high l, small scales) must be addressed.

This program aims to bring the community together to assess how to utilize the full potential of the weak lensing method with both ground and space based observations. Visitors will come for a few days to two weeks, to work with their colleagues in an open, congenial atmosphere (overlooking the Bay and the Golden Gate!). We anticipate mostly unstructured interactions following the Aspen philosophy, with one or two technical talks in the morning and a daily afternoon tea.

Visitors include: [attendance dates] - where to find them

The local organizers are Joanne Cohn, Eric Linder, and Martin White.
Other LBL and UC Berkeley people may participate as well. See for example Berkeley Cosmology Group and SNAP.

Discussion Topics:

Our first program of the summer went very well; I'm looking forward to another exciting, productive, enjoyable two weeks.

Logistics:
When you arrive, please come by my (Eric's) office in building 50, room 6059 to say hi and get oriented. Morning meetings, including technical talks and discussions, will take place from 10am-12noon in rooms as listed below (all are in or close to building 50, where the offices are). Wireless will be available, as will be LCD and overhead projectors.

Afternoons are for informal discussion and interaction with each other and local LBL and Berkeley people. A good place for conversation is in 50-5026 when available, and an afternoon tea is held there every day at 3:30.

Eric's office is 50-6059 (tel. 510 486 5568) and the adminstrative assistant (MarQuee) office is 50-6062 (tel. 510 486 5698). The library, with terminals, is on the 4th floor. For a map of the lab, the area, and transportation, see Lab Info. For transport from OAK or SFO airports you can try the metro BART or the Bayporter Express shuttle. From BART, campus, or hotels near campus the most convenient way to the lab are lab shuttles (you want the off-site Hearst one; go to a stop and wave it down when it approaches; show your faxed site access form when you board), or walking is quite possible in the mild, rainless Berkeley summer (20 minutes uphill, 10-15 minutes downhill). Contact MarQuee for further information.

Sponsored by the Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Lensing links:
Baryons and Weak Lensing Power Spectra -- Martin White
Lausanne Lensing Symposium program

Other links:
LBL Cosmology Summer Visitor Program 2004, session 1: Baryon Oscillations
LBL Cosmology Summer Visitor Program 2003