ASKAP Detection of the Ultra-Long Spin Period Pulsar PSR J0901-4046
A radio source with a period of 75.88 s, suspected of being an ultra-long period pulsar, was discovered in 2020 with the MeerKAT radio telescope. Here, we report the detection of radio pulses from this object in multi-epoch ASKAP image data at frequencies between 744 MHz and 1800 MHz and a search for pulses made in Murchison Widefield Array data at 154 MHz. The ASKAP detections pre-date and extend other published observations and so support the belief the pulsar emission has been persistent. The non-detection of the pulsar in MWA data is consistent with a recent report that the spectrum turns over at low frequencies. An ASKAP image of the field centred at 943 MHz confirms the MeerKAT detection of diffuse emission surrounding the pulsar.
Authors
- Susmita Sett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9261-1738)
- P. G. Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8186-4753)
- Manisha Caleb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4079-4648)
- E. Lenc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9994-1593)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Australia Telescope National Facility (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Galaxies
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies13060131
- Primary Topic
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Science and Industry Endowment Fund
- Astronomy Australia Limited
- Australian Government
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Curtin University of Technology
- Government of Western Australia