Jim Sullivan
Scientist: Dr. Chris Jillings, SNOLAB
Starting point is beginning of the universe Two scientific theories: Steady State and Big Bang ◦ Evidence points to Big Bang Big Bang Theory - When universe started, there was no space and maybe no time And then something amazing happened Story starts a long time ago but not so far away…
Form Galaxies
Formation of the Solar System
Singularity Inflation ( s, ) Expansion and cooling Form protons and neutrons (E=mc 2 ) (10 -6 to 1 s) Form electrons (10 s) Photons caught in plasma (1 s to 380,000 y) Hydrogen / helium / lithium atoms form Dark age, photons released (380,000 to 350 M y) First generation stars Galaxies and clusters Second generation stars, planets, us
Big Bang Theory Dark Matter and Dark Energy Detecting Dark Matter Radiation SNO and SNOLAB Prototype Detector Pulse Shape Discrimination Data and Homework Summary
…Dark Matter and Dark Energy