@conference{10902/36018,
year = {2024},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/36018},
abstract = {LiteBIRD, the next-generation cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiment, aims for a launch in Japan’s fiscal year 2032, marking a major advancement in the exploration of primordial cosmology and fundamental physics. Orbiting the Sun-Earth Lagrangian point L2, this JAXA-led strategic L-class mission will conduct a comprehensive mapping of the CMB polarization across the entire sky. During its 3-year mission, LiteBIRD will employ three telescopes within 15 unique frequency bands (ranging from 34 through 448 GHz), targeting a
sensitivity of 2.2 µK-arcmin and a resolution of 0.5º at 100 GHz. Its primary goal is to measure the tensor-toscalar ratio r with an uncertainty δr = 0.001, including systematic errors and margin. If r ≥ 0.01, LiteBIRD expects to achieve a > 5σ detection in the ℓ = 2–10 and ℓ = 11–200 ranges separately, providing crucial insight into the early Universe. We describe LiteBIRD’s scientific objectives, the application of systems engineering to mission requirements, the anticipated scientific impact, and the operations and scanning strategies vital to minimizing systematic effects. We will also highlight LiteBIRD’s synergies with concurrent CMB projects.},
organization = {This work is supported in Japan by ISAS/JAXA for Pre-Phase A2 studies, by the acceleration program of JAXA research and development directorate, by the World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) of MEXT, by the JSPS Core-to-Core Program of A. Advanced Research Networks, and by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers JP15H05891, JP17H01115, and JP17H01125. The Canadian contribution is supported by the Canadian Space Agency. The French LiteBIRD phase A contribution is supported by the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiale (CNES), by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and by the Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA). The German participation in LiteBIRD is supported in part by the Excellence Cluster ORIGINS, which is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany’s Excellence Strategy (Grant No. EXC-2094 - 390783311). The Italian LiteBIRD phase A contribution is supported by the Italian Space Agency (ASI Grants No. 2020-9-HH.0 and 2016-24-H.1-2018), the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) and the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). Norwegian participation in LiteBIRD is supported by the Research Council of Norway (Grant No. 263011) and has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (Grant agreement No. 772253 and 819478). The Spanish LiteBIRD phase A contribution is supported by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, project refs. PID2019-110610RB-C21, PID2020-120514GB-I00, PID2022-139223OB-C21 (funded also by European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR), and by MCIN/CDTI ICTP20210008 (funded also by EU FEDER funds). Funds that support contributions from Sweden come from the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA/Rymdstyrelsen) and the Swedish Research Council (Reg. no. 2019-03959). The UK LiteBIRD contribution is supported by the UK Space Agency under grant reference ST/Y006003/1 - "LiteBIRD UK: A major UK contribution to the LiteBIRD mission - Phase1 (March 25)" The US contribution is supported by NASA grant no. 80NSSC18K0132. TG acknowledges the support of JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 22K14054.},
publisher = {SPIE Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers},
publisher = {Proceedings of SPIE, 2024, 13092, 1309228},
title = {The LiteBIRD mission to explore cosmic inflation},
author = {Ghigna, T. and Adler, Alexandre and Aizawa, K. and Akamatsu, H. and Akizawa, R. and Barreiro Vilas, Rita Belén and Casas Reinares, Francisco Javier and Hoz López-Collado, Elena de la and Gimeno Amo, Christian and Herranz Muñoz, Diego and Martínez González, Enrique and Pascual Cisneros, Guillermo and Remazeilles, Mathieu and Ruiz Granda, Miguel and Vielva Martínez, Patricio},
}