Machine Learning-Driven Analysis of kSZ Maps to Predict CMB Optical Depth $\tau$

Farshid Farhadi Khouzani, Abinash Kumar Shaw, Paul La Plante +2

Upcoming measurements of the kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (kSZ) effect, which results from Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) photons scattering off moving electrons, offer a powerful…