Harvard University Department of Astronomy

The Cosmological Constant Alcock-Paczynski Test Used in section Measuring the cosmological constant with redshift surveys, technical article by Ballinger, Peacock and Heavens distribution of randomly distributed and distribution evolving under gravity of 6152 particles. SDSS survey information (pictures) Quasar clustering and spacetime geometry, technical article by Popowski et al Hectospec instrument home page Perspectives in Astrophysical Cosmology, by M. Rees, pp. 65 ff (information on quasars) Surveys for high redshift quasars, SDSS related page picture of quasar spectrum (technical paper by Burles and Tytler on deuterium) images at NCSA of lyman alpha clouds Galaxies surveys: SDSS (underway), techincal note on galaxies here. AA2dF (underway) DEEP See pages in inventory and structure formation sections as well. Quasars Summary of quasar properties from astro 100 at UMass Amherst links to information about quasars by SDSS survey 2dF QSO survey SDSS QSO page (technical) Lyman alpha forest lyman alpha introductory notes images at NCSA The Lyman-alpha Forest: a Cosmic Gold Mine, technical article by L. Hui Home Syllabus References Lecture References Useful Links Contact Info Back to Alcock-Paczynski outline.