Low radio frequency detections of known pulsars and identification of new candidates with GLEAM-X: GP
ABSTRACT Image-based searches have become a complementary approach for identifying pulsars, particularly at MHz frequencies where scattering and high dispersion measures affect high-time resolution observations. In this work, we searched the Galactic Plane (GP) data release from the GaLactic and Extragalactic All-Sky Murchison Widefield Array eXtended (GLEAM-X) survey, a widefield continuum radio survey covering the $72{\!-\!}231$ MHz frequency range, at the positions of known pulsars in the ATNF catalogue (version 2.6.2) that lie within its sky coverage. We present the spectral energy distribution for 193 known pulsars located at $|b| < 11^{\circ }$. Notably, 106 of these represent the first detections below 400 MHz. We also cross-match the GLEAM-X: GP compact source catalogue with unassociated sources in the Fermi Large Area Telescope catalogue, filtering for gamma-ray spectral and variability properties, as well as coincidence with Active Galactic Nuclei. We have identified 106 possible pulsar candidates. This work demonstrates the importance of sensitive, low-frequency GP surveys for detecting emission from known pulsars and presents a potential way of searching for new pulsar candidates that would otherwise be missed by traditional time-domain searches.
Authors
- S. W. Duchesne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3846-0315)
- G. E. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6544-8007)
- Kathryn Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8666-6588)
- N. Hurley‐Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5119-4808)
- Timothy J. Galvin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2801-766X)
- Silvia Mantovanini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1210-5603)
Institutions
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Astronomy and Space (AU)
- International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf1429
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15
Funders
- Astronomy Australia Limited
- Australian Government
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Curtin University of Technology