Understanding the neutrino mass constraints achievable by combining CMB lensing and spectroscopic galaxy surveys. (arXiv:1811.07636v4 [astro-ph.CO] UPDATED)
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Boyle_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">Aoife Boyle</a>

We perform a thorough examination of the neutrino mass ($M_nu$) constraints
achievable by combining future spectroscopic galaxy surveys with cosmic
microwave background (CMB) experiments, focusing on the contribution of CMB
lensing and galaxy-CMB lensing. CMB lensing can help by breaking the
$M_nu$-curvature degeneracy when combined with baryon acoustic oscillation
(BAO)-only measurements, but we demonstrate this combination wastes a great
deal of constraining power, as the broadband shape of the power spectrum
contributes significantly to constraints. We also expand on previous work to
demonstrate how cosmology-independent constraints on $M_nu$ can be extracted
by combining measurements of the scale-dependence in the power spectrum caused
by neutrino free-streaming with the full power of future CMB surveys. These
free-streaming constraints are independent of the optical depth to the CMB
($tau$) and competitive with constraints from BAOs for extended cosmologies,
even when both are combined with CMB lensing and galaxy-CMB lensing.

We perform a thorough examination of the neutrino mass ($M_nu$) constraints
achievable by combining future spectroscopic galaxy surveys with cosmic
microwave background (CMB) experiments, focusing on the contribution of CMB
lensing and galaxy-CMB lensing. CMB lensing can help by breaking the
$M_nu$-curvature degeneracy when combined with baryon acoustic oscillation
(BAO)-only measurements, but we demonstrate this combination wastes a great
deal of constraining power, as the broadband shape of the power spectrum
contributes significantly to constraints. We also expand on previous work to
demonstrate how cosmology-independent constraints on $M_nu$ can be extracted
by combining measurements of the scale-dependence in the power spectrum caused
by neutrino free-streaming with the full power of future CMB surveys. These
free-streaming constraints are independent of the optical depth to the CMB
($tau$) and competitive with constraints from BAOs for extended cosmologies,
even when both are combined with CMB lensing and galaxy-CMB lensing.

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