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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 161 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
| Volume | 966 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2 May 2024 |
Abstract
We have searched for radio pulsations toward 49 Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) 1FGL Catalog γ-ray sources using the Green Bank Telescope at 350 MHz. We detected 18 millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in blind searches of the data; 10 of these were discoveries unique to our survey. 16 are binaries, with eight having short orbital periods P B < 1 day. No radio pulsations from young pulsars were detected, although three targets are coincident with apparently radio-quiet γ-ray pulsars discovered in LAT data. Here, we give an overview of the survey and present radio and γ-ray timing results for the 10 MSPs discovered. These include the only isolated MSP discovered in our survey and six short-P B binary MSPs. Of these, three have very-low-mass companions (M c ≪ 0.1 M ⊙) and hence belong to the class of black widow pulsars. Two have more massive, nondegenerate companions with extensive radio eclipses and orbitally modulated X-ray emission consistent with the redback class. Significant γ-ray pulsations have been detected from nine of the discoveries. This survey and similar efforts suggest that the majority of Galactic γ-ray sources at high Galactic latitudes are either MSPs or relatively nearby nonrecycled pulsars, with the latter having on average a much smaller radio/γ-ray beaming ratio as compared to MSPs. It also confirms that past surveys suffered from an observational bias against finding short-P B MSP systems.
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In: Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 966, No. 2, 161, 02.05.2024.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - A 350 MHz Green Bank Telescope Survey of Unassociated Fermi LAT Sources
T2 - Discovery and Timing of 10 Millisecond Pulsars
AU - Bangale, P.
AU - Bhattacharyya, B.
AU - Camilo, F.
AU - Clark, C. J.
AU - Cognard, I.
AU - DeCesar, M. E.
AU - Ferrara, E. C.
AU - Gentile, P.
AU - Guillemot, L.
AU - Hessels, J. W.T.
AU - Johnson, T. J.
AU - Kerr, M.
AU - McLaughlin, M. A.
AU - Nieder, L.
AU - Ransom, S. M.
AU - Ray, P. S.
AU - Roberts, M. S.E.
AU - Roy, J.
AU - Sanpa-Arsa, S.
AU - Theureau, G.
AU - Wolff, M. T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
PY - 2024/5/2
Y1 - 2024/5/2
N2 - We have searched for radio pulsations toward 49 Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) 1FGL Catalog γ-ray sources using the Green Bank Telescope at 350 MHz. We detected 18 millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in blind searches of the data; 10 of these were discoveries unique to our survey. 16 are binaries, with eight having short orbital periods P B < 1 day. No radio pulsations from young pulsars were detected, although three targets are coincident with apparently radio-quiet γ-ray pulsars discovered in LAT data. Here, we give an overview of the survey and present radio and γ-ray timing results for the 10 MSPs discovered. These include the only isolated MSP discovered in our survey and six short-P B binary MSPs. Of these, three have very-low-mass companions (M c ≪ 0.1 M ⊙) and hence belong to the class of black widow pulsars. Two have more massive, nondegenerate companions with extensive radio eclipses and orbitally modulated X-ray emission consistent with the redback class. Significant γ-ray pulsations have been detected from nine of the discoveries. This survey and similar efforts suggest that the majority of Galactic γ-ray sources at high Galactic latitudes are either MSPs or relatively nearby nonrecycled pulsars, with the latter having on average a much smaller radio/γ-ray beaming ratio as compared to MSPs. It also confirms that past surveys suffered from an observational bias against finding short-P B MSP systems.
AB - We have searched for radio pulsations toward 49 Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) 1FGL Catalog γ-ray sources using the Green Bank Telescope at 350 MHz. We detected 18 millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in blind searches of the data; 10 of these were discoveries unique to our survey. 16 are binaries, with eight having short orbital periods P B < 1 day. No radio pulsations from young pulsars were detected, although three targets are coincident with apparently radio-quiet γ-ray pulsars discovered in LAT data. Here, we give an overview of the survey and present radio and γ-ray timing results for the 10 MSPs discovered. These include the only isolated MSP discovered in our survey and six short-P B binary MSPs. Of these, three have very-low-mass companions (M c ≪ 0.1 M ⊙) and hence belong to the class of black widow pulsars. Two have more massive, nondegenerate companions with extensive radio eclipses and orbitally modulated X-ray emission consistent with the redback class. Significant γ-ray pulsations have been detected from nine of the discoveries. This survey and similar efforts suggest that the majority of Galactic γ-ray sources at high Galactic latitudes are either MSPs or relatively nearby nonrecycled pulsars, with the latter having on average a much smaller radio/γ-ray beaming ratio as compared to MSPs. It also confirms that past surveys suffered from an observational bias against finding short-P B MSP systems.
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VL - 966
JO - Astrophysical Journal
JF - Astrophysical Journal
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