The redshift dependence of the cosmic microwave background temperature is one of the key cosmological observables. In the standard cosmological model, one has T (z )=T0(1 +z ) , where T0 is the present-day temperature. Deviations from this behavior would imply the presence of new physics. Here we discuss how the combination of all currently

We present estimates for the size and the logarithmic slope of the disk temperature profile of the lensed quasar Q2237+0305, independent of the component velocities. These estimates are based on six epochs of multi-wavelength narrowband images from the Nordic Optical Telescope. For each pair of lensed images and each photometric band, we determine

A search is presented for the production of both first- and second-generation scalar leptoquarks with a final state of either two electrons and one jet or two muons and one jet. The search is based on a data sample of proton-proton collisions at center-of-mass energy √{s }=8 TeV recorded with the CMS detector and corresponding to an integrated

A search for pair production of first and second generation leptoquarks is performed in final states containing either two charged leptons and two jets, or one charged lepton, one neutrino and two jets, using proton-proton collision data at √{s }=8 TeV . The data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb-1 , were recorded with the CMS

A search for narrow resonances in proton-proton collisions at √{s }=13 TeV is presented. The invariant mass distribution of the two leading jets is measured with the CMS detector using a data set corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 2.4 fb-1 . The highest observed dijet mass is 6.1 TeV. The distribution is smooth and no evidence for

In the local Universe, massive early-type galaxies exhibit enhanced [Mg/Fe] ratios, which has been traditionally interpreted as the result of a rapid (τ ≲ 1 Gyr) collapse. However, recent claims of a non-universal, steep initial mass function call for a revision of this standard interpretation. In the present work we show how the simultaneous