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Studying cosmology and cosmic baryons using FRBs

Jiaming Zhuge (UNLV, NCfA)

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Overview

  • FRBs
  • Dispersion measure (DM)
  • Preprocess data
  • Probability density function (PDF)
  • Likelihood
  • Results

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Fast radio bursts

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(Lorimer et al, 2007)

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Dispersion measure (DM)

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DM components

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Data

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Likelihood

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Results

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Summary

  • FRBs & DM
  • Latest localized FRBs data
  • PDF & likelihood
  • Constrain cosmological parameters & baryon fraction