Analyzing 92 localized FRBs with a Jacobian-corrected IGM dispersion PDF plus CMB, BAO, and supernova data gives f_IGM = 0.864 ± 0.041 (YMW16, ΛCDM); the abstract's '124 bursts, f_d > 90%' headline is not supported by the body.
Revised constraints on the photon mass from well-localized fast radio bursts
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We constrain the photon mass from well-localized fast radio bursts (FRBs) using Bayes inference method. The probability distributions of dispersion measures (DM) of host galaxy and intergalactic medium are properly taken into account. The photon mass is tightly constrained from 17 well-localized FRBs in the redshift range $0<z<0.66$. Assuming that there is no redshift evolution of host DM, the $1\sigma$ and $2\sigma$ upper limits of photon mass are constrained to be $m_\gamma<4.8\times 10^{-51}$ kg and $m_\gamma<7.1\times 10^{-51}$ kg, respectively. Monte Carlo simulations show that, even enlarging the FRB sample to 200 and extending the redshift range to $0<z<3$ couldn't significantly improve the constraining ability on photon mass. This is because of the large uncertainty on the DM of intergalactic medium.
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Constraining the Baryon Fraction in Extragalactic Diffuse Ionized Gas with 124 Localized Fast Radio Bursts
Analyzing 92 localized FRBs with a Jacobian-corrected IGM dispersion PDF plus CMB, BAO, and supernova data gives f_IGM = 0.864 ± 0.041 (YMW16, ΛCDM); the abstract's '124 bursts, f_d > 90%' headline is not supported by the body.