Cosmological Parameter Estimate from Persistent Radio Sources of Fast Radio Bursts

We introduce a novel method to constrain the Hubble constant ( H _0 ) by combining fast radio bursts (FRBs) and their persistent radio sources (PRSs) through the observationally validated Yang relation, L _ν  ∝ ∣RM∣, which links PRS luminosity to the rotation measure of the associated FRB. Using a m...

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Main Authors: Zi-Liang Zhang, Bing Zhang
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Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/adcc30
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description We introduce a novel method to constrain the Hubble constant ( H _0 ) by combining fast radio bursts (FRBs) and their persistent radio sources (PRSs) through the observationally validated Yang relation, L _ν  ∝ ∣RM∣, which links PRS luminosity to the rotation measure of the associated FRB. Using a mock sample of PRSs, we demonstrate that the Yang relation can help to unravel the degeneracies among H _0 , baryon density parameter Ω _b , and baryon fraction in the intergalactic medium f _IGM in the traditional approach of using dispersion measure only to perform cosmological analyses. Our method employs a two-stage Markov Chain Monte Carlo analysis to constrain H _0 . Using the available data of six observed PRS systems, we obtain a preliminary constraint of H _0  = 75 ± 30 km s ^−1 Mpc ^−1 . We briefly discuss possible refinements of the method by reducing residual degeneracies and systematic uncertainties using future data and physical modeling. Our results indicate that the Yang relation can potentially become a new probe for performing FRB cosmology.
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spelling doaj-art-23c84cbc30b645fe8dca14fa044f1e152025-08-20T02:12:45ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal Letters2041-82052025-01-019842L4010.3847/2041-8213/adcc30Cosmological Parameter Estimate from Persistent Radio Sources of Fast Radio BurstsZi-Liang Zhang0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9110-4336Bing Zhang1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9725-2524Nevada Center for Astrophysics, University of Nevada , Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA ; ziliang.zhang@unlv.edu, bing.zhang@unlv.edu; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nevada , Las Vegas, NV 89154, USANevada Center for Astrophysics, University of Nevada , Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA ; ziliang.zhang@unlv.edu, bing.zhang@unlv.edu; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nevada , Las Vegas, NV 89154, USAWe introduce a novel method to constrain the Hubble constant ( H _0 ) by combining fast radio bursts (FRBs) and their persistent radio sources (PRSs) through the observationally validated Yang relation, L _ν  ∝ ∣RM∣, which links PRS luminosity to the rotation measure of the associated FRB. Using a mock sample of PRSs, we demonstrate that the Yang relation can help to unravel the degeneracies among H _0 , baryon density parameter Ω _b , and baryon fraction in the intergalactic medium f _IGM in the traditional approach of using dispersion measure only to perform cosmological analyses. Our method employs a two-stage Markov Chain Monte Carlo analysis to constrain H _0 . Using the available data of six observed PRS systems, we obtain a preliminary constraint of H _0  = 75 ± 30 km s ^−1 Mpc ^−1 . We briefly discuss possible refinements of the method by reducing residual degeneracies and systematic uncertainties using future data and physical modeling. Our results indicate that the Yang relation can potentially become a new probe for performing FRB cosmology.https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/adcc30Radio burstsRadio sourcesRadio continuum emissionHubble constantCosmological parameters
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Cosmological Parameter Estimate from Persistent Radio Sources of Fast Radio Bursts
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Radio bursts
Radio sources
Radio continuum emission
Hubble constant
Cosmological parameters
title Cosmological Parameter Estimate from Persistent Radio Sources of Fast Radio Bursts
title_full Cosmological Parameter Estimate from Persistent Radio Sources of Fast Radio Bursts
title_fullStr Cosmological Parameter Estimate from Persistent Radio Sources of Fast Radio Bursts
title_full_unstemmed Cosmological Parameter Estimate from Persistent Radio Sources of Fast Radio Bursts
title_short Cosmological Parameter Estimate from Persistent Radio Sources of Fast Radio Bursts
title_sort cosmological parameter estimate from persistent radio sources of fast radio bursts
topic Radio bursts
Radio sources
Radio continuum emission
Hubble constant
Cosmological parameters
url https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/adcc30
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