Advanced 21-cm Cosmology

school and workshop

The 21-cm line from the neutral hydrogen (HI) atom is an important observational probe of the evolution of the universe from about 0.4 million years after the Big Bang until today. Future observations will shed light upon important cosmological epochs such as the cosmic dark ages, the epoch of cosmic dawn and the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) of the universe. Keeping in view the ongoing global efforts for detecting the cosmological 21-cm signal, there is an active participation of the Indian community working on several aspects of theory, simulation, and observations of these epochs. This school plus workshop is a biannual event organised by the Indian SKA Science Working Group in cosmology to facilitate the exchange of updates on ongoing research, foster new collaborations and encourage Ph.D. students and early post-docs to share their work and gain exposure in the field.

The school will consist of a series of theory lectures, hands-on demonstrations and discussions on different methods of analytical modelling, simulations, observations, data reduction and statistical inference for multi-wavelength observations of this early phase of our Universe.

SOC Members

LOC Members

Girish Kulkarni (TIFR)
Mayuri S. Rao (RRI)
Pravabati Chingangbam (IIA)
Samir Choudhuri (Chair, IIT Madras)
Somnath Bharadwaj (IIT Kharagpur)
Tirthankar Roy Choudhury (NCRA)
Tuhin Ghosh (NISER)
Tuhin Ghosh
Luke Robert Chamandy
Nishikanta Khandai
Srijita Sinha
Tanya Tripty

Important Dates

School: 11 ~ 16 December 2023 [Mon-Sat]
Workshop: 18 ~ 21 December 2023 [Mon-Thu]

Registration (both School & Workshop)
  • Registration starts: 10 September 2023
  • Registration ends: 10 November 2023
  • Announcement of participants: 17 November 2023

Registration

Separate Google-Forms are available to register for the Advanced 21-cm School and the Workshop.

Register for School

Register for Workshop

Topics

Advanced 21-cm Cosmology School

  • A. Global 21-cm signal: Theory
  • B. Global 21-cm signal: Experiments
  • C. Interferometric Detection Techniques
  • D. Simulations and Inference
  • E. Synergies with other Observational Probes

Speakers

Kanan Datta

Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Prasun Dutta

IIT BHU, Varanasi

Pravabati Chingangbam

IIA, Bangalore

Rishi Khatri

TIFR, Mumbai

Saurabh Singh

RRI, Bangalore

Tomáš Šoltinský

TIFR, Mumbai

Tuhin Ghosh

NISER, Bhubaneswar

Participants

Schedule of Talks

Schedule of talks will be updated later.

Accommodation

Accommodation will be provided to all the participants in the NISER guest house during the workshop period. The name of the guest house provided to the participants will be updated here.

How to Reach

NISER Bhubaneswar is located at Jatni, which is around 30 km from Bhubaneswar City/Railway station (BBS).
Via train: The nearest railway station is Khurda Road Junction (KUR), which is around 4 km from NISER. One can avail auto-rickshaw service or state-run road transportation buses from both the train stations (towards Khurda) to reach NISER. The tentative fare is ₹150~200.
Via air: The nearest airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI), which is around 28 km from NISER. One can avail Ola/Uber or a pre-paid taxi service from the airport to reach NISER. The tentative fare is ₹800~1,200.

Sponsors

[Parent] : Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India
[Host] : National Institute of Science Education and Research

Contacts

Postal contact address:

Organisers, Advanced 21-cm Cosmology School and Workshop
School of Physical Sciences
National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar
PO: NISER, Via: Jatni, District: Khurda, Odisha - 752050

 

  •   +91-674-2494292
  •   21cmcosmology@niser.ac.in
  • School of Physical Sciences, NISER
  • +91-674-2494-292
  • 21cmcosmology@niser.ac.in