LiteBIRD Science Goals and Forecasts. Mapping the Hot Gas in the
Universe
LiteBIRD Science Goals and Forecasts. Mapping the Hot Gas in the
Universe
We assess the capabilities of the LiteBIRD mission to map the hot gas distribution in the Universe through the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) effect. Our analysis relies on comprehensive simulations incorporating various sources of Galactic and extragalactic foreground emission, while accounting for specific instrumental characteristics of LiteBIRD, such as detector sensitivities, …