Timing results of 22 years for PSR J0922+0638
Abstract
We conducted a timing analysis of PSR J0922+0638 (B0919+06) using data from the Nanshan 26 m radio telescope and the MeerKAT telescope, spanning from January 2001 to March 2023. During this 22-year period, we discovered a previously unreported small glitch (glitch 1) before the well-known large glitch (glitch 2), occurring at , with a frequency jump amplitude of . We also identified ten slow glitch events, half of which were newly detected. These slow glitches occurred quasi-periodically, with an average interval of approximately 553(21) days, fractional frequency changes ranging from to , and a maximum fractional change in the first derivative of the frequency of . Additionally, our timing noise analysis reveals a change in the spectral index for noise power before and after glitch 2, with values of and , respectively, likely due to this large glitch. Throughout the entire observation period, the first derivative of the spin frequency () showed a periodic structure. The possible modulation period was estimated to be 537(24) days before the 700-day data gap at MJD 56716 and 600(58) days afterward. We discuss the periodic oscillations in pulsar rotation as a possible manifestation of spin-down noise and quasi-periodic slow glitches.
Keywords
Cite
@article{arxiv.2506.22765,
title = {Timing results of 22 years for PSR J0922+0638},
author = {Peng Liu and Mingyang Wang and Jianping Yuan and Zhonghao Tu and Ang Li and Xia Zhou and Na Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.22765},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
14 pages, 8 figures, 4 tables, ApJ (2025) accepted