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Ten Thousand Fast Radio Bursts Could Map Cluster Magnetism

Current stacks set microgauss-scale upper limits; a future DSA sample could measure group fields to 3–13 percent precision.

Published Updated Story ID: mp-2026-10-29-015
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Summary

Current stacks set microgauss-scale upper limits; a future DSA sample could measure group fields to 3–13 percent precision.

The study combines Faraday rotation, fast-radio-burst dispersion, kinematic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich and thermal-pressure constraints. Present data yield upper limits, not detections. Forecasts indicate a denser Deep Synoptic Array rotation grid plus 10,000 bursts could make precision profiles possible.

Why it matters

Current stacks set microgauss-scale upper limits; a future DSA sample could measure group fields to 3–13 percent precision.

Limits and context

  • Present data yield upper limits, not detections.

Key claims

  1. Current stacks set microgauss-scale upper limits; a future DSA sample could measure group fields to 3–13 percent precision.

    Qualification: Present data yield upper limits, not detections.

    Evidence: source-2026-10-29-017

Sources

  1. arXiv preprint 2610.37646, original v1arXiv · primary research

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