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8 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

A New Model for the Milky Way Halo Dispersion Measure with the ENGAWA Simulations: Low DMs and Large Anisotropy

Scott Lucchini, Liam Connor, Samuel McCarty +1

Fast radio burst (FRB) dispersion measures (DMs) are powerful tracers of the low density universe, but interpretation is made difficult by the integrated nature of DM. In this pape…

astro-ph.GA2026

The CGM with local universe FRBs: evidence of strong AGN feedback in a massive elliptical galaxy

Samuel McCarty, Liam Connor, Ralf M. Konietzka

Modern cosmology and galaxy formation rely on an understanding of how cosmic baryons are distributed, a significant portion of which exist in the diffuse gas confined to halos. Fas…

astro-ph.CO2025

Ray-tracing Fast Radio Bursts Through IllustrisTNG: Cosmological Dispersion Measures from Redshift 0 to 5.5

Ralf M. Konietzka, Liam Connor, Vadim A. Semenov +3

The dispersion measures (DMs) of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) arise predominantly from free electrons in the large-scale structure of the Universe. The increasing number of FRB observa…

astro-ph.CO2025

A gas-rich cosmic web revealed by the partitioning of the missing baryons

Liam Connor, Vikram Ravi, Kritti Sharma +17

Approximately half of the Universe's dark matter resides in collapsed halos; significantly less than half of the baryonic matter (protons and neutrons) remains confined to halos. A…

astro-ph.CO2025

A Correlation Between FRB Dispersion Measure and Foreground Large-Scale Structure

Maryam Hussaini, Liam Connor, Ralf M. Konietzka +4

The distribution of baryons in the Universe remains a fundamental open question in astronomy, and the dispersion measure (DM) of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) serves as a valuable tool…

astro-ph.GA2025

The Origin of the Cluster of Local Interstellar Clouds

Catherine Zucker, Seth Redfield, Sara Starecheski +2

The interstellar medium within of the Sun consists of a complex of fifteen diffuse, partially ionized clouds. Located within the Local Bubble, these clouds, k…