A differential DM method using same-sky localized FRBs removes Milky Way contributions without Galactic models and produces a different constraint on Γ ≡ Ω_b H_0 f_d from current data compared to conventional approaches.
Dispersion Measure Distribution of Unlocalized Fast Radio Bursts as a Probe of the Hubble Constant
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We present constraints on the Hubble constant ($H_0$) derived from the observed dispersion measure (DM) distribution of unlocalized fast radio bursts (FRBs). While localized FRBs with redshift measurements have been used to investigate the Hubble tension, their sample remains limited. Here we demonstrate that unlocalized FRBs -- which are far more numerous -- can independently constrain $H_0$ without requiring redshift information, as cosmic expansion imprints itself on their DM distribution. Analyzing a selected sample of 2124 unlocalized FRBs from the CHIME Catalog II, we obtain $H_0 = 73.8^{+14.0}_{-12.3}~\mathrm{km\,s^{-1}\,Mpc^{-1}}$ at the $1\sigma$ confidence level, corresponding to an uncertainty of about 18%. Breaking the degeneracy between $H_0$ and the characteristic cutoff energy $E_*$ of the FRB isotropic energy distribution would reduce this uncertainty to 9%. This work constitutes the first $H_0$ measurement derived solely from the DM distribution of unlocalized FRBs, highlighting their potential as a new cosmological probe. Future joint analyses with localized FRBs promise even tighter constraints.
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Estimating Cosmological Parameters from Localized Fast Radio Bursts: A Method for Removing Milky Way Dispersion-Measure Contributions
A differential DM method using same-sky localized FRBs removes Milky Way contributions without Galactic models and produces a different constraint on Γ ≡ Ω_b H_0 f_d from current data compared to conventional approaches.
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Fast Radio Burst Cosmology: Hubble Tension and Dark Energy
Review summarizing fast radio burst applications to cosmology for measuring H0 and constraining dark energy properties.
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