Constraining Gas Mass Fractions in Galaxy Groups and Clusters with the First CHIME/FRB Outrigger
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| author | Lanman, Adam E. Simha, Sunil Masui, Kiyoshi W. Prochaska, J. Xavier Darlinger, Rachel Dong, Fengqiu Adam Gaensler, B. M. Joseph, Ronniy C. Kaczmarek, Jane Kahinga, Lordrick Khan, Afrokk Leung, Calvin Mas-Ribas, Lluis Patil, Swarali Shivraj Pearlman, Aaron B. Sammons, Mawson Shin, Kaitlyn Smith, Kendrick Wang, Haochen |
| author_facet | Lanman, Adam E. Simha, Sunil Masui, Kiyoshi W. Prochaska, J. Xavier Darlinger, Rachel Dong, Fengqiu Adam Gaensler, B. M. Joseph, Ronniy C. Kaczmarek, Jane Kahinga, Lordrick Khan, Afrokk Leung, Calvin Mas-Ribas, Lluis Patil, Swarali Shivraj Pearlman, Aaron B. Sammons, Mawson Shin, Kaitlyn Smith, Kendrick Wang, Haochen |
| contents | In recent years, localized fast radio bursts (FRBs) have emerged as a powerful tool to study the structure of the baryonic matter in the universe. Their dispersion measures (DMs) scale linearly with electron density independent of gas temperature, making them particularly well suited to studying the intragroup medium (IGrM), where traditional probes such as X-ray emission and the SZ effect are weak. Evidence suggests that the gas in group mass halos ($M_{500}$ ~ $10^{13}$ -- $10^{14}$ M$_\odot$) is strongly affected by galactic feedback, causing deviations from cluster scaling relations. Three FRBs from the first CHIME/FRB Outrigger sample come from host galaxies found within or behind galaxy clusters and groups. We estimate the DM contribution of each ICM/IGrM by integrating different halo density profiles, accounting for uncertainties in halo mass and the host galaxy line of sight distance. For the more massive halos, predicted cluster DMs agree with the extragalactic DM budget. One burst, FRB 20230703A, intersects three groups yet has a low extragalactic DM. By comparing model predictions with the measured DM, we constrain the gas mass fraction $f_g(R)$ in these halos. Comparing with published $M$--$f_g$ relations, we find consistency with recent eROSITA results at $R_{500}$ and mild tension at $R_{200}$ and with earlier X-ray--based relations. As CHIME/FRB Outriggers build a large catalog of localized FRBs, many additional sightlines through groups and clusters will be obtained. These will enable systematic tests of intragroup and intracluster gas properties and sharpen constraints on the distribution of baryons in massive halos. |
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| spellingShingle | Constraining Gas Mass Fractions in Galaxy Groups and Clusters with the First CHIME/FRB Outrigger Lanman, Adam E. Simha, Sunil Masui, Kiyoshi W. Prochaska, J. Xavier Darlinger, Rachel Dong, Fengqiu Adam Gaensler, B. M. Joseph, Ronniy C. Kaczmarek, Jane Kahinga, Lordrick Khan, Afrokk Leung, Calvin Mas-Ribas, Lluis Patil, Swarali Shivraj Pearlman, Aaron B. Sammons, Mawson Shin, Kaitlyn Smith, Kendrick Wang, Haochen Astrophysics of Galaxies In recent years, localized fast radio bursts (FRBs) have emerged as a powerful tool to study the structure of the baryonic matter in the universe. Their dispersion measures (DMs) scale linearly with electron density independent of gas temperature, making them particularly well suited to studying the intragroup medium (IGrM), where traditional probes such as X-ray emission and the SZ effect are weak. Evidence suggests that the gas in group mass halos ($M_{500}$ ~ $10^{13}$ -- $10^{14}$ M$_\odot$) is strongly affected by galactic feedback, causing deviations from cluster scaling relations. Three FRBs from the first CHIME/FRB Outrigger sample come from host galaxies found within or behind galaxy clusters and groups. We estimate the DM contribution of each ICM/IGrM by integrating different halo density profiles, accounting for uncertainties in halo mass and the host galaxy line of sight distance. For the more massive halos, predicted cluster DMs agree with the extragalactic DM budget. One burst, FRB 20230703A, intersects three groups yet has a low extragalactic DM. By comparing model predictions with the measured DM, we constrain the gas mass fraction $f_g(R)$ in these halos. Comparing with published $M$--$f_g$ relations, we find consistency with recent eROSITA results at $R_{500}$ and mild tension at $R_{200}$ and with earlier X-ray--based relations. As CHIME/FRB Outriggers build a large catalog of localized FRBs, many additional sightlines through groups and clusters will be obtained. These will enable systematic tests of intragroup and intracluster gas properties and sharpen constraints on the distribution of baryons in massive halos. |
| title | Constraining Gas Mass Fractions in Galaxy Groups and Clusters with the First CHIME/FRB Outrigger |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07097 |