Supernova Cosmology Project

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The Supernova Cosmology Project is an international research collaboration that used observations of distant Type Ia supernovae to discover the accelerating expansion of the universe, providing key evidence for dark energy.

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instanceOf astronomy research collaboration
international scientific collaboration
activeIn 1990s
aim determine the cosmological constant
determine the matter density of the universe
basedAt Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
University of California, Berkeley
collaboratesWith High-z Supernova Search Team
conclusion cosmological constant or dark energy component is non-zero
universe expansion is accelerating
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dataProduct light curves of distant Type Ia supernovae
spectra of Type Ia supernovae
evidenceType comparison with cosmological models
magnitude versus redshift measurements
field observational cosmology
supernova astronomy
impact contributed to 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt, and Adam G. Riess
keyPaperTitle Supernova Cosmology Project self-linksurface differs
surface form: Measurements of Omega and Lambda from 42 High-Redshift Supernovae
leader Saul Perlmutter
method Hubble diagram of Type Ia supernovae
luminosity distance–redshift relation
notableFinding discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe
notableMember Alex Kim
Carl Pennypacker
Gerson Goldhaber
Greg Aldering
I. M. Hook
R. A. Knop
S. E. Deustua
Saul Perlmutter
observationType high-redshift Type Ia supernovae
providedEvidenceFor dark energy
recognizedFor precision cosmology using supernovae
researchFocus cosmic expansion history
measurement of cosmological parameters
nature of dark energy
resultPublication Perlmutter et al. 1999 Astrophysical Journal paper on cosmological parameters from supernovae
startPeriod late 1980s
supportsModel Lambda-CDM model
surface form: Lambda-CDM cosmological model
telescopeUsage ground-based optical telescopes
space-based observations including Hubble Space Telescope follow-up
uses Type Ia supernovae as standard candles
usesTechnique K-corrections for supernova photometry
light-curve shape corrections to standardize Type Ia supernova luminosities
template image subtraction to find supernovae
wide-field imaging for supernova searches
website https://supernova.lbl.gov

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Alexei Filippenko memberOf Supernova Cosmology Project
Supernova Cosmology Project keyPaperTitle Supernova Cosmology Project self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Measurements of Omega and Lambda from 42 High-Redshift Supernovae
Adam G. Riess memberOf Supernova Cosmology Project
Saul Perlmutter memberOf Supernova Cosmology Project