Timing observations of three Galactic millisecond pulsars

  • D. R. Lorimer
  • , A. M. Kawash
  • , P. C.C. Freire
  • , D. A. Smith
  • , M. Kerr
  • , M. A. McLaughlin
  • , M. B. Mickaliger
  • , R. Spiewak
  • , M. Bailes
  • , E. Barr
  • , M. Burgay
  • , A. D. Cameron
  • , F. Camilo
  • , S. Johnston
  • , F. Jankowski
  • , E. F. Keane
  • , M. Keith
  • , M. Kramer
  • , A. Possenti

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Abstract

We report observed and derived timing parameters for three millisecond pulsars (MSPs) from observations collected with the Parkes 64-m telescope, Murriyang. The pulsars were found during reprocessing of archival survey data by Mickaliger et al. One of the new pulsars (PSR J1546-5925) has a spin period P = 7.8 ms and is isolated. The other two (PSR J0921-5202 with P = 9.7 ms and PSR J1146-6610 with P = 3.7 ms) are in binary systems around low-mass (${\gt}0.2\, {\rm M}_{\odot }$) companions. Their respective orbital periods are 38.2 and 62.8 d. While PSR J0921-5202 has a low orbital eccentricity e = 1.3 × 10-5, in keeping with many other Galactic MSPs, PSR J1146-6610 has a significantly larger eccentricity, e = 7.4 × 10-3. This makes it a likely member of a group of eccentric MSP-helium white dwarf binary systems in the Galactic disc whose formation is poorly understood. Two of the pulsars are co-located with previously unidentified point sources discovered with the Fermi satellite's Large Area Telescope, but no γ-ray pulsations have been detected, likely due to their low spin-down powers. We also show that, particularly in terms of orbital diversity, the current sample of MSPs is far from complete and is subject to a number of selection biases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5303-5309
Number of pages7
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume507
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2021

Keywords

  • pulsars: individual (PSR J0921-5202, PSR J1146-6610, PSR J1546-5925)
  • stars: neutron

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