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DTSTART:20160211T210000Z
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LOCATION:5280 Chamberlin Hall
SUMMARY:The Next Generation Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter
  Telescope (BLAST-TNG)\, NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum\, B
 rad Dober\, University of Pennsylvania
DESCRIPTION:After decades of study\, the physical processes regulating
  star formation remain poorly understood. In particular\, the role pla
 yed by magnetic fields in both the formation of molecular cloud struct
 ure and the regulation of core collapse is unclear. In many simulation
 s\, magnetic fields dramatically affect both the star formation effici
 ency and lifetime of molecular clouds. However\, observationally the s
 trength and morphology of magnetic fields in molecular clouds remain p
 oorly constrained. Submillimeter polarimetry provides an important obs
 ervational window on magnetic fields in star forming regions. By mappi
 ng polarized emission from dust grains aligned with respect to their l
 ocal magnetic field\, the field orientation (projected on the sky) can
  be traced.  The Next-Generation Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submilli
 meter Telescope (BLAST-TNG) is a 2.5 meter submillimeter polarimeter d
 esigned to map magnetic fields. BLAST-TNG utilizes three polarization-
 sensitive arrays of over 4000 microwave kinetic inductance detectors\,
  centered at 250\, 350\, and 500 microns. BLAST-TNG will provide an un
 precedented number of magnetic field vectors\, and will enable a rigor
 ous statistical analysis of the role that magnetic fields play in star
  formation. I will present the overall design and progress towards dep
 loyment of both the detector arrays and readout hardware in anticipati
 on for a December 2016 BLAST-TNG Antarctic flight.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=3929
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