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2025ApJ...991..177Y - Astrophys. J., 991, 177 (2025/October-1)

Illuminating Hidden Pulsars: Scintillation-enhanced Discovery of Two Binary Millisecond Pulsars in M13 with FAST.

YIN D., WANG L., ZHANG L.-Y., QIAN L., LI B., LIU K., PENG B., DAI Y., LI Y. and PAN Z.

Abstract (from CDS):

We conducted a sensitive acceleration search using fast Fourier transform techniques on full-length and segmented data from 84 observations of the globular cluster M13 with the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope. Employing a low detection threshold (2σ) to maximize sensitivity to faint pulsars, here we report the discovery of two binary millisecond pulsars: J1641+3627G (M13G) and J1641+3627H (M13H). Both pulsars were detected during scintillation-brightened states, revealing systems that would otherwise remain undetected. For M13G, we obtained a phase-connected timing solution spanning 6.4 yr, identifying it as a black widow system with an orbital period of 0.12 days hosting an extremely low-mass companion (∼9.9 × 10–3M⊙), though no eclipses were observed. M13H, however, shows significant apparent acceleration but was detected in only 2 of 84 observations; its extremely low detection rate currently prevents constraints on orbital parameters or classification.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Globular star clusters - Millisecond pulsars - Radio telescopes

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