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Timing results of 22 years for PSR J0922+0638

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2025-07-31 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

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 MJD53325(3){\rm MJD} \sim 53325(3), with a frequency jump amplitude of Δν/ν0.79(6)×109\Delta \nu/\nu \sim 0.79(6) \times 10^{-9}. 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 Δν/ν1.13(1)×109\Delta \nu/\nu \sim 1.13(1) \times 10^{-9} to 4.08(5)×1094.08(5) \times 10^{-9}, and a maximum fractional change in the first derivative of the frequency of Δν˙/ν˙4.6×103\Delta \dot{\nu}/\dot{\nu} \sim -4.6 \times 10^{-3}. Additionally, our timing noise analysis reveals a change in the spectral index for noise power before and after glitch 2, with values of 6.0-6.0 and 5.3-5.3, respectively, likely due to this large glitch. Throughout the entire observation period, the first derivative of the spin frequency (ν˙\dot{\nu}) 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.

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@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}
}

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14 pages, 8 figures, 4 tables, ApJ (2025) accepted