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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Career

  • 2017-present Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics
    • Deputy Director, Institute of Astromony
    • Deputy Director, Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge
  • 2011-2017 Reader in Astrophysics and Cosmology
  • 2006 -2011 University Lecturer, Institute of Astronomy and DAMTP
  • 2002 -2007 Royal Society University Research Fellow
  • 2000 -2002 PPARC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • 1998 -present Fellow, Queens' College

Research

I have a range of research interests in physical and theoretical cosmology, mostly centred on the issue of testing the cosmological model and the origin of cosmic structure with cosmological observations. A particular focus is the the origin, interpretation, and measurement of temperature anisotropies and polarization in the CMB. I am a Core Team member of the Planck High-Frequency Instrument and a member of the Simons Observatory with particular interests in lensing of the CMB, constraining the key cosmological parameters and searching for B-mode polarization induced by gravitational waves from the early universe.

Selected Publications

Publications list on ADS

 

Publications

Optimizing the evolution of perturbations in the ΛCDM universe
N Choustikov, Z Vlah, A Challinor
– Physical Review D
(2023)
108,
023529
Flat-sky Angular Power Spectra Revisited
Z Gao, Z Vlah, A Challinor
(2023)
Optimizing the Evolution of Perturbations in the $Λ$CDM Universe
N Choustikov, Z Vlah, A Challinor
(2023)
Biases to primordial non-Gaussianity measurements from CMB secondary anisotropies
W Coulton, A Miranthis, A Challinor
– Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
(2023)
523,
825
The reconstructed CMB lensing bispectrum
A Kalaja, G Orlando, A Bowkis, A Challinor, PD Meerburg, T Namikawa
– Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
(2023)
2023,
041
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: A Measurement of the DR6 CMB Lensing Power Spectrum and its Implications for Structure Growth
FJ Qu, BD Sherwin, MS Madhavacheril, D Han, KT Crowley, I Abril-Cabezas, PAR Ade, S Aiola, T Alford, M Amiri, S Amodeo, R An, Z Atkins, JE Austermann, N Battaglia, ES Battistelli, JA Beall, R Bean, B Beringue, T Bhandarkar, E Biermann, B Bolliet, JR Bond, H Cai, E Calabrese, V Calafut, V Capalbo, F Carrero, J Carron, A Challinor, GE Chesmore, H-M Cho, SK Choi, SE Clark, RC Rosado, NF Cothard, K Coughlin, W Coulton, R Dalal, O Darwish, MJ Devlin, S Dicker, P Doze, CJ Duell, SM Duff, AJ Duivenvoorden, J Dunkley, R Dünner, V Fanfani, M Fankhanel, G Farren, S Ferraro, R Freundt, B Fuzia, PA Gallardo, X Garrido, V Gluscevic, JE Golec, Y Guan, M Halpern, I Harrison, M Hasselfield, E Healy, S Henderson, B Hensley, C Hervías-Caimapo, JC Hill, GC Hilton, M Hilton, AD Hincks, R Hložek, S-PP Ho, ZB Huber, J Hubmayr, KM Huffenberger, JP Hughes, K Irwin, G Isopi, HT Jense, B Keller, J Kim, K Knowles, BJ Koopman, A Kosowsky, D Kramer, A Kusiak, AL Posta, A Lague, V Lakey, E Lee, Z Li, Y Li, M Limon, M Lokken, T Louis, M Lungu, N MacCrann, A MacInnis, D Maldonado, F Maldonado, M Mallaby-Kay, GA Marques, J McMahon, Y Mehta, F Menanteau, K Moodley, TW Morris, T Mroczkowski, S Naess, T Namikawa, F Nati, L Newburgh, A Nicola, MD Niemack, MR Nolta, J Orlowski-Scherer, LA Page, S Pandey, B Partridge, H Prince, R Puddu, F Radiconi, N Robertson, F Rojas, T Sakuma, M Salatino, E Schaan, BL Schmitt, N Sehgal, S Shaikh, C Sierra, J Sievers, C Sifón, S Simon, R Sonka, DN Spergel, ST Staggs, E Storer, ER Switzer, N Tampier, R Thornton, H Trac, J Treu, C Tucker, J Ulluom, LR Vale, AV Engelen, JV Lanen, JV Marrewijk, C Vargas, EM Vavagiakis, K Wagoner, Y Wang, L Wenzl, EJ Wollack, Z Xu, F Zago, K Zhang
(2023)
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR6 Gravitational Lensing Map and Cosmological Parameters
MS Madhavacheril, FJ Qu, BD Sherwin, N MacCrann, Y Li, I Abril-Cabezas, PAR Ade, S Aiola, T Alford, M Amiri, S Amodeo, R An, Z Atkins, JE Austermann, N Battaglia, ES Battistelli, JA Beall, R Bean, B Beringue, T Bhandarkar, E Biermann, B Bolliet, JR Bond, H Cai, E Calabrese, V Calafut, V Capalbo, F Carrero, A Challinor, GE Chesmore, H-M Cho, SK Choi, SE Clark, RC Rosado, NF Cothard, K Coughlin, W Coulton, KT Crowley, R Dalal, O Darwish, MJ Devlin, S Dicker, P Doze, CJ Duell, SM Duff, AJ Duivenvoorden, J Dunkley, R Dünner, V Fanfani, M Fankhanel, G Farren, S Ferraro, R Freundt, B Fuzia, PA Gallardo, X Garrido, J Givans, V Gluscevic, JE Golec, Y Guan, KR Hall, M Halpern, D Han, I Harrison, M Hasselfield, E Healy, S Henderson, B Hensley, C Hervías-Caimapo, JC Hill, GC Hilton, M Hilton, AD Hincks, R Hložek, S-PP Ho, ZB Huber, J Hubmayr, KM Huffenberger, JP Hughes, K Irwin, G Isopi, HT Jense, B Keller, J Kim, K Knowles, BJ Koopman, A Kosowsky, D Kramer, A Kusiak, AL Posta, A Lague, V Lakey, E Lee, Z Li, M Limon, M Lokken, T Louis, M Lungu, A MacInnis, D Maldonado, F Maldonado, M Mallaby-Kay, GA Marques, J McMahon, Y Mehta, F Menanteau, K Moodley, TW Morris, T Mroczkowski, S Naess, T Namikawa, F Nati, L Newburgh, A Nicola, MD Niemack, MR Nolta, J Orlowski-Scherer, LA Page, S Pandey, B Partridge, H Prince, R Puddu, F Radiconi, N Robertson, F Rojas, T Sakuma, M Salatino, E Schaan, BL Schmitt, N Sehgal, S Shaikh, C Sierra, J Sievers, C Sifón, S Simon, R Sonka, DN Spergel, ST Staggs, E Storer, ER Switzer, N Tampier, R Thornton, H Trac, J Treu, C Tucker, J Ulluom, LR Vale, AV Engelen, JV Lanen, JV Marrewijk, C Vargas, EM Vavagiakis, K Wagoner, Y Wang, L Wenzl, EJ Wollack, Z Xu, F Zago, K Zhang
(2023)
Sensitivity Modeling for LiteBIRD
T Hasebe, PAR Ade, A Adler, E Allys, D Alonso, K Arnold, D Auguste, J Aumont, R Aurlien, J Austermann, S Azzoni, C Baccigalupi, AJ Banday, R Banerji, RB Barreiro, N Bartolo, S Basak, E Battistelli, L Bautista, J Beall, D Beck, S Beckman, K Benabed, J Bermejo-Ballesteros, M Bersanelli, J Bonis, J Borrill, F Bouchet, F Boulanger, S Bounissou, M Brilenkov, ML Brown, M Bucher, E Calabrese, M Calvo, P Campeti, A Carones, FJ Casas, A Catalano, A Challinor, V Chan, K Cheung, Y Chinone, J Cliche, F Columbro, W Coulton, J Cubas, A Cukierman, D Curtis, G D’Alessandro, K Dachlythra, P de Bernardis, T de Haan, E de la Hoz, M De Petris, SD Torre, C Dickinson, P Diego-Palazuelos, M Dobbs, T Dotani, D Douillet, L Duband, A Ducout, S Duff, JM Duval, K Ebisawa, T Elleflot, HK Eriksen, J Errard, T Essinger-Hileman, F Finelli, R Flauger, C Franceschet, U Fuskeland, S Galli, M Galloway, K Ganga, JR Gao, RT Genova-Santos, M Gerbino, M Gervasi, T Ghigna, S Giardiello, E Gjerløw, ML Gradziel, J Grain, L Grandsire, F Grupp, A Gruppuso, JE Gudmundsson, NW Halverson, J Hamilton, P Hargrave, M Hasegawa, M Hattori, M Hazumi, S Henrot-Versillé, LT Hergt, D Herman, D Herranz
– Journal of Low Temperature Physics
(2022)
211,
384
The reconstructed CMB lensing bispectrum
A Kalaja, G Orlando, A Bowkis, A Challinor, PD Meerburg, T Namikawa
(2022)
Optical Characterization of OMT-Coupled TES Bolometers for LiteBIRD
J Hubmayr, PAR Ade, A Adler, E Allys, D Alonso, K Arnold, D Auguste, J Aumont, R Aurlien, JE Austermann, S Azzoni, C Baccigalupi, AJ Banday, R Banerji, RB Barreiro, N Bartolo, S Basak, E Battistelli, L Bautista, JA Beall, D Beck, S Beckman, K Benabed, J Bermejo-Ballesteros, M Bersanelli, J Bonis, J Borrill, F Bouchet, F Boulanger, S Bounissou, M Brilenkov, ML Brown, M Bucher, E Calabrese, M Calvo, P Campeti, A Carones, FJ Casas, A Catalano, A Challinor, V Chan, K Cheung, Y Chinone, C Chiocchetta, SE Clark, L Clermont, S Clesse, J Cliche, F Columbro, JA Connors, A Coppolecchia, W Coulton, J Cubas, A Cukierman, D Curtis, F Cuttaia, G D’Alessandro, K Dachlythra, P de Bernardis, T de Haan, E de la Hoz, M De Petris, S Della Torre, JJ Daz Garca, C Dickinson, P Diego-Palazuelos, M Dobbs, T Dotani, D Douillet, E Doumayrou, L Duband, A Ducout, SM Duff, JM Duval, K Ebisawa, T Elleflot, HK Eriksen, J Errard, T Essinger-Hileman, S Farrens, F Finelli, R Flauger, K Fleury-Frenette, C Franceschet, U Fuskeland, L Galli, S Galli, M Galloway, K Ganga, JR Gao, RT Genova-Santos, M Georges, M Gerbino, M Gervasi, T Ghigna, S Giardiello, E Gjerlw, RG Gonzles, ML Gradziel, J Grain
– Journal of Low Temperature Physics
(2022)
209,
396
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Research Group

Relativity and Gravitation

Room

B2.08

Telephone

01223 764341