The MAVERIC Survey: New Compact Binaries Revealed by Deep Radio Continuum Observations of the Galactic Globular Cluster Terzan 5

Owing to its massive, dense core, Terzan 5 has the richest population of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) known among Galactic globular clusters. Here we report new deep 2-8 GHz radio continuum observations of Terzan 5 obtained with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. We have identified a total of 24 sou...

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Main Authors: Urquhart, R., Bahramian, Arash, Strader, J., Chomiuk, L., Ransom, S.M., Wang, Y., Heinke, C., Tudor, V., Miller-Jones, James, Tetarenko, A.J., MacCarone, T.J., Sivakoff, G.R., Shishkovsky, L., Swihart, S.J., Tremou, E.
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140101082
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91529
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author Urquhart, R.
Bahramian, Arash
Strader, J.
Chomiuk, L.
Ransom, S.M.
Wang, Y.
Heinke, C.
Tudor, V.
Miller-Jones, James
Tetarenko, A.J.
MacCarone, T.J.
Sivakoff, G.R.
Shishkovsky, L.
Swihart, S.J.
Tremou, E.
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Bahramian, Arash
Strader, J.
Chomiuk, L.
Ransom, S.M.
Wang, Y.
Heinke, C.
Tudor, V.
Miller-Jones, James
Tetarenko, A.J.
MacCarone, T.J.
Sivakoff, G.R.
Shishkovsky, L.
Swihart, S.J.
Tremou, E.
author_sort Urquhart, R.
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description Owing to its massive, dense core, Terzan 5 has the richest population of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) known among Galactic globular clusters. Here we report new deep 2-8 GHz radio continuum observations of Terzan 5 obtained with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. We have identified a total of 24 sources within the cluster half-light radius, including 17 within the core radius. Nineteen are associated with previously studied MSPs and X-ray binaries. Three of the new radio sources have steep radio spectra and are located within the cluster core, as expected for MSPs. These three sources have hard X-ray photon indices (Γ = 1.3-1.5) and highly variable X-ray emission, suggesting they are binary MSPs belonging to the spider class. For the most X-ray luminous of these sources, the redback spider classification is confirmed by its X-ray light curve, which shows an orbital period of 12.32 hr and double-peaked structure around X-ray maximum. The likely discovery of bright binary MSPs in a well-studied cluster like Terzan 5 highlights how deep radio continuum imaging can complement pulsar search and timing observations in finding probable eclipsing systems. The other new radio source in the core has a flat radio spectrum and is X-ray faint (erg s-1) with a photon index Γ = 2.1 ± 0.5, consistent with the properties expected for a quiescent stellar-mass black hole X-ray binary.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-915292023-05-04T07:26:16Z The MAVERIC Survey: New Compact Binaries Revealed by Deep Radio Continuum Observations of the Galactic Globular Cluster Terzan 5 Urquhart, R. Bahramian, Arash Strader, J. Chomiuk, L. Ransom, S.M. Wang, Y. Heinke, C. Tudor, V. Miller-Jones, James Tetarenko, A.J. MacCarone, T.J. Sivakoff, G.R. Shishkovsky, L. Swihart, S.J. Tremou, E. Science & Technology Physical Sciences Astronomy & Astrophysics Millisecond pulsars Globular star clusters Radio continuum emission Surveys Catalogs ECLIPSING MILLISECOND PULSAR MASS BLACK-HOLES X-RAY SOURCES STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS 47 TUCANAE SEARCH VARIABILITY POPULATION CANDIDATE DENSITY astro-ph.HE astro-ph.HE Owing to its massive, dense core, Terzan 5 has the richest population of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) known among Galactic globular clusters. Here we report new deep 2-8 GHz radio continuum observations of Terzan 5 obtained with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. We have identified a total of 24 sources within the cluster half-light radius, including 17 within the core radius. Nineteen are associated with previously studied MSPs and X-ray binaries. Three of the new radio sources have steep radio spectra and are located within the cluster core, as expected for MSPs. These three sources have hard X-ray photon indices (Γ = 1.3-1.5) and highly variable X-ray emission, suggesting they are binary MSPs belonging to the spider class. For the most X-ray luminous of these sources, the redback spider classification is confirmed by its X-ray light curve, which shows an orbital period of 12.32 hr and double-peaked structure around X-ray maximum. The likely discovery of bright binary MSPs in a well-studied cluster like Terzan 5 highlights how deep radio continuum imaging can complement pulsar search and timing observations in finding probable eclipsing systems. The other new radio source in the core has a flat radio spectrum and is X-ray faint (erg s-1) with a photon index Γ = 2.1 ± 0.5, consistent with the properties expected for a quiescent stellar-mass black hole X-ray binary. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91529 10.3847/1538-4357/abb6fc English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140101082 IOP PUBLISHING LTD fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Millisecond pulsars
Globular star clusters
Radio continuum emission
Surveys
Catalogs
ECLIPSING MILLISECOND PULSAR
MASS BLACK-HOLES
X-RAY SOURCES
STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS
47 TUCANAE
SEARCH
VARIABILITY
POPULATION
CANDIDATE
DENSITY
astro-ph.HE
astro-ph.HE
Urquhart, R.
Bahramian, Arash
Strader, J.
Chomiuk, L.
Ransom, S.M.
Wang, Y.
Heinke, C.
Tudor, V.
Miller-Jones, James
Tetarenko, A.J.
MacCarone, T.J.
Sivakoff, G.R.
Shishkovsky, L.
Swihart, S.J.
Tremou, E.
The MAVERIC Survey: New Compact Binaries Revealed by Deep Radio Continuum Observations of the Galactic Globular Cluster Terzan 5
title The MAVERIC Survey: New Compact Binaries Revealed by Deep Radio Continuum Observations of the Galactic Globular Cluster Terzan 5
title_full The MAVERIC Survey: New Compact Binaries Revealed by Deep Radio Continuum Observations of the Galactic Globular Cluster Terzan 5
title_fullStr The MAVERIC Survey: New Compact Binaries Revealed by Deep Radio Continuum Observations of the Galactic Globular Cluster Terzan 5
title_full_unstemmed The MAVERIC Survey: New Compact Binaries Revealed by Deep Radio Continuum Observations of the Galactic Globular Cluster Terzan 5
title_short The MAVERIC Survey: New Compact Binaries Revealed by Deep Radio Continuum Observations of the Galactic Globular Cluster Terzan 5
title_sort maveric survey: new compact binaries revealed by deep radio continuum observations of the galactic globular cluster terzan 5
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Millisecond pulsars
Globular star clusters
Radio continuum emission
Surveys
Catalogs
ECLIPSING MILLISECOND PULSAR
MASS BLACK-HOLES
X-RAY SOURCES
STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS
47 TUCANAE
SEARCH
VARIABILITY
POPULATION
CANDIDATE
DENSITY
astro-ph.HE
astro-ph.HE
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140101082
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91529