2026ApJ..1000..116D


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2026ApJ..1000..116D - Astrophys. J., 1000, 116 (2026/March-3)

Globular Clusters GMRT Pulsar Search (GCGPS). II. Discovery of Five Millisecond Pulsars in M69 and M70.

DAS J., ROY J., FREIRE P.C.C., RANSOM S., BHATTACHARYYA B., ADAMEK K., ARMOUR W., KUDALE S. and MULEY M.V.

Abstract (from CDS):

This paper reports recent discoveries from the Globular Clusters GMRT Pulsar Search survey, which aims to uncover pulsars in the globular clusters (GCs) of the Milky Way using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT). Utilising the Band-4 (550-750 MHz) and Band-3 (300-500 MHz) receivers, the survey targets GCs accessible to uGMRT (-53° < δ < -17°), excluding the declination range that can be covered by the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope. The survey focuses on GCs that have not previously been searched with comparable sensitivity in these radio frequencies. In this paper, we present the discovery of five millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in two GCs, NGC 6637 (Messier69/M69) and NGC 6681 (Messier70/M70), each hosting MSPs identified here for the first time. Observations of M69 led to the discovery of two MSPs: J1831-3220A (M69A) and J1831-3220B (M69B), one of which (M69A) we localize with arcsecond precision using interferometric imaging and targeted follow-up, and the other (M69B) remains unlocalised due to sensitivity constraints. Observations of M70 resulted in three new MSPs: J1843-3217A (M70A), J1843-3217B (M70B), and J1843-3217C (M70C). Although direct imaging did not yield precise localizations for these MSPs, we provide initial estimates based on uGMRT beam forming and imaging analysis. Additionally, we present preliminary imaging results for other observed GCs, and in cases of nondetections, we report upper limits on pulsed emission based on the rms noise levels in the image plane.

Abstract Copyright: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Millisecond pulsars - Globular star clusters - Radio astronomy - Neutron stars - Binary pulsars

Simbad objects: 34

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Number of rows : 34
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 PSR J0514-4002E Psr 05 14 06.68 -40 02 47.7           ~ 17 0
2 NGC 1851 GlC 05 14 06.76 -40 02 47.6           ~ 1529 0
3 PSR J0524-2431A Psr 05 24.0 -24 31           ~ 1 0
4 M 79 GlC 05 24 10.59 -24 31 27.3     8.16     ~ 883 0
5 M 68 GlC 12 39 27.98 -26 44 38.6     7.96     ~ 1069 0
6 NGC 5286 GlC 13 46 26.81 -51 22 27.3           ~ 485 0
7 NGC 5897 GlC 15 17 24.40 -21 00 36.4   10.16 8.52     ~ 424 0
8 NGC 5986 GlC 15 46 03.00 -37 47 11.1     6.92     ~ 408 0
9 PSR J1546-3747A Psr 15 46 03.0 -37 47 11           ~ 3 1
10 M 80 GlC 16 17 02.41 -22 58 33.9           ~ 780 0
11 PSR J1617-2258A Psr 16 17 02.821 -22 58 36.80           ~ 2 0
12 NGC 6139 GlC 16 27 39.987 -38 50 57.03   11.03 9.68     ~ 231 0
13 NGC 6293 GlC 17 10 10.42 -26 34 54.2           ~ 309 0
14 M 9 GlC 17 19 11.78 -18 30 58.5   9.36 8.42     ~ 348 0
15 NGC 6355 GlC 17 23 58.65 -26 21 12.3   12.46 11.05     ~ 183 0
16 NGC 6388 GlC 17 36 17.461 -44 44 08.34           ~ 988 1
17 NGC 6528 GlC 18 04 49.61 -30 03 20.8   12.12 10.65     ~ 561 0
18 NGC 6541 GlC 18 08 02.36 -43 42 53.6           ~ 409 0
19 NGC 6553 GlC 18 09 15.68 -25 54 27.9   9.08       ~ 644 0
20 NGC 6569 GlC 18 13 38.88 -31 49 35.2   10.78 9.47     ~ 276 0
21 NGC 6638 GlC 18 30 56.25 -25 29 47.1   10.81 9.68     ~ 258 0
22 PSR J1831-3220B Psr 18 31.0 -32 20           ~ 1 0
23 PSR J1831-3220A Psr 18 31 22.430 -32 20 47.36           ~ 1 0
24 M 69 GlC 18 31 23.10 -32 20 53.1           ~ 492 0
25 NGC 6642 GlC 18 31 54.23 -23 28 34.1   11.30 10.24     ~ 240 0
26 PSR J1835-3259A Psr 18 35 44.856 -32 59 25.08           ~ 22 0
27 PSR J1835-3259B Psr 18 35 45.4704 -32 59 25.480           ~ 16 0
28 NGC 6652 GlC 18 35 45.63 -32 59 26.6           ~ 474 0
29 PSR J1843-3217C Psr 18 43.0 -32 17           ~ 1 0
30 PSR J1843-3217A Psr 18 43.0 -32 17           ~ 1 0
31 PSR J1843-3217B Psr 18 43.0 -32 17           ~ 1 0
32 M 70 GlC 18 43 12.76 -32 17 31.6           ~ 421 0
33 NGC 6723 GlC 18 59 33.15 -36 37 56.1           ~ 543 0
34 M 55 GlC 19 39 59.71 -30 57 53.1     6.49     ~ 913 0

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