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We have obtained deep multifrequency radio observations of seven globular clusters using the Very Large Array and the Australia Telescope Compact Array. Five of these, NGC 6440, NGC 6539, NGC 6544, NGC 6624 and Terzan 5 had previously been…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. S. Fruchter , W. M. Goss

We present the results of a deep study of the neutron star (NS) population in the globular cluster M28 (NGC 6626), using the full 330-ks 2002-2015 ACIS dataset from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and coordinated radio observations taken with…

We report our analysis of a Chandra X-ray observation of the rich globular cluster Terzan 5, in which we detect 50 sources to a limiting 1.0-6 keV X-ray luminosity of 3*10^{31} ergs/s within the half-mass radius of the cluster. Thirty-three…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 C. O. Heinke , R. Wijnands , H. N. Cohn , P. M. Lugger , J. E. Grindlay , D. Pooley , W. H. G. Lewin

Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are neutron stars with spin periods as short as a few milliseconds, formed through mass accretion from companion stars. In the dense environments of globular clusters (GCs), MSPs are likely to originate through…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-11-13 Yuzhe Song , Debatri Chattopadhyay , Jarrod Hurley , Rainer Spurzem , Francesco Flammini Dotti , Kai Wu

We have detected 300 X-ray sources within the half-mass radius (2.79') of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae in a deep (281 ks) Chandra exposure. We perform photometry and simple spectral fitting for our detected sources, and construct…

We review the main properties, demographics and applications of binary and millisecond radio pulsars. Our knowledge of these exciting objects has greatly increased in recent years, mainly due to successful surveys which have brought the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-19 D. R. Lorimer

The mysterious Galactic Center Excess of gamma rays could be explained by a large population of millisecond pulsars hiding in the Galactic bulge, too faint to be detected as individual high-energy point sources by the Fermi Large Area…

We present the first X-ray observations of three recently discovered millisecond pulsars (MSPs) with interesting characteristics: PSR J0337+1715, PSR J0636+5129, and PSR J0645+5158. PSR J0337+1715 is a fast-spinning, bright, and so-far…

We report the results of pulsar searches in ten globular clusters using the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope. One new binary millisecond pulsar has been discovered in NGC 5986 with P=2.6 ms, P_orb=1.3 d, and a minimum companion mass of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-06-13 Ryan S. Lynch , Scott M. Ransom

Motivated by the recent discovery of 30 new millisecond pulsars in Terzan 5, made using the Green Bank Telescope's S-band receiver and the Pulsar Spigot spectrometer, we have set out to use the same observing system in a systematic search…

Terzan 5, a globular cluster (GC) prominent in mass and population of compact objects, is searched for diffuse X-ray emission, as proposed by several models. We analyzed the data of an archival Chandra observation of Terzan 5 to search for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 P. Eger , W. Domainko , A. -C. Clapson

Globular clusters contain a unique pulsar population, with many exotic systems that can form only in their dense stellar environments. The leap in sensitivity of the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) in India, especially at…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-09 T. Gautam , A. Ridolfi , P. C. C. Freire , R. S. Wharton , Y. Gupta , S. M. Ransom , L. S. Oswald , M. Kramer , M. E. DeCesar

We report on a comprehensive multi-wavelength study of the pulsars in the globular cluster (GC) M5, including the discovery of M5G, a new compact non-eclipsing "black widow" pulsar. Thanks to the analysis of 34 years of radio data taken…

If the mysterious Fermi-LAT GeV gamma-ray excess is due to an unresolved population of millisecond pulsars (MSP) in the Galactic bulge, one expects this very same population to shine in X rays. For the first time, we address the question of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-14 Joanna Berteaud , Francesca Calore , Maica Clavel , Pasquale Dario Serpico , Guillaume Dubus , Pierre-Olivier Petrucci

The Galactic Center is host to a population of extraordinary radio filaments, thin linear structures that trace out magnetic field lines running perpendicular to the Galactic plane. Using Murriyang, the 64 m Parkes radio telescope, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-08 Marcus E. Lower , Shi Dai , Simon Johnston , Ewan D. Barr

Terzan 5 is a Galactic globular cluster exhibiting prominent X-ray and gamma-ray emission. Following the discovery of extended X- ray emission in this object, we explore here archival data at several wavelengths for other unexpected…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 Andre-Claude Clapson , Wilfried Domainko , Marek Jamrozy , Michal Dyrda , Peter Eger

We report results of one of the most sensitive pulsar surveys to date targeting the innermost region of the Galactic Center (GC) using the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) at X-band (8--12GHz) using data from the Breakthrough…

We present timing solutions spanning nearly two decades for five redback (RB) systems found in globular clusters (GC), created using a novel technique that effectively "isolates" the pulsar. By accurately measuring the time of passage…

We have used the Green Bank Telescope to observe the millisecond pulsar PSR J0514-4002A on 43 occasions spread over 2 years. This 5-ms pulsar is located in the globular cluster NGC 1851; it belongs to a binary system and has a highly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Paulo C. Freire , Scott M. Ransom , Yashwant Gupta

Millisecond Pulsars (MSPs) are fast rotating, highly magnetized neutron stars. According to the "canonical recycling scenario", MSPs form in binary systems containing a neutron star which is spun up through mass accretion from the evolving…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-14 Cristina Pallanca