Cosmological constraints from higher redshift gamma-ray burst, H ii starburst galaxy, and quasar (and other) data

ABSTRACT We use higher redshift gamma-ray burst (GRB), H ii starburst galaxy (H iiG), and quasar angular size (QSO-AS) measurements to constrain six spatially flat and non-flat cosmological models. These three sets of cosmological constraints are mutually consistent. Cosmological constraints from a joint analysis of these data sets are largely consistent with currently accelerating cosmological expansion and with cosmological constraints derived from a combined analysis of Hubble parameter (H (z) ) and baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO, with Planck-determined baryonic matter density) measurements. A joint analysis of the H (z) + BAO + QSO-AS + H iiG + GRB data provides fairly model-independent determinations of the non-relativistic matter density parameter ₌䃐=0. 313 0. 013 and the Hubble constant H₀=69. 3 1. 2\, km \, s^{-1 \, Mpc^-1}. These data are consistent with the dark energy being a cosmological constant and with spatial hypersurfaces being flat, but they do not rule out mild dark energy dynamics or a little spatial curvature. We also investigate the effect of including quasar flux measurements in the mix and find no novel conclusions.