Neutrino Mass Constraints from kSZ Tomography

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Main Authors: Tishue, Avery J., Hotinli, Selim C., Adshead, Peter, Kovetz, Ely D., Madhavacheril, Mathew S.
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Published: 2025
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author Tishue, Avery J.
Hotinli, Selim C.
Adshead, Peter
Kovetz, Ely D.
Madhavacheril, Mathew S.
author_facet Tishue, Avery J.
Hotinli, Selim C.
Adshead, Peter
Kovetz, Ely D.
Madhavacheril, Mathew S.
contents We forecast neutrino mass constraints using Stage IV CMB and large-scale structure surveys, focusing on kSZ tomography as an independent probe of the growth of cosmic structure. We take into account several realistic factors, including the kSZ optical depth degeneracy. Our baseline setup consists of CMB S4 temperature and polarization (but not lensing) information, DESI BAO, the LSST galaxy power spectrum, and a Planck like $τ$ prior, yielding $σ(\sum m_ν) = 32\, \rm{meV}$. Adding kSZ tomography improves this by a few percent, while a kSZ optical depth prior can push this improvement to over $15\%$, giving $σ(\sum m_ν) = 27\, \rm{meV}$. When CMB lensing is included in the baseline setup, kSZ does not further improve neutrino mass constraints. We find promising prospects for a scenario combining futuristic CMB and galaxy surveys.
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spellingShingle Neutrino Mass Constraints from kSZ Tomography
Tishue, Avery J.
Hotinli, Selim C.
Adshead, Peter
Kovetz, Ely D.
Madhavacheril, Mathew S.
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We forecast neutrino mass constraints using Stage IV CMB and large-scale structure surveys, focusing on kSZ tomography as an independent probe of the growth of cosmic structure. We take into account several realistic factors, including the kSZ optical depth degeneracy. Our baseline setup consists of CMB S4 temperature and polarization (but not lensing) information, DESI BAO, the LSST galaxy power spectrum, and a Planck like $τ$ prior, yielding $σ(\sum m_ν) = 32\, \rm{meV}$. Adding kSZ tomography improves this by a few percent, while a kSZ optical depth prior can push this improvement to over $15\%$, giving $σ(\sum m_ν) = 27\, \rm{meV}$. When CMB lensing is included in the baseline setup, kSZ does not further improve neutrino mass constraints. We find promising prospects for a scenario combining futuristic CMB and galaxy surveys.
title Neutrino Mass Constraints from kSZ Tomography
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.05260