Detection and timing of gamma-ray pulsations from the $707$ Hz pulsar J0952$-$0607

Abstract

The Low-Frequency Array radio telescope discovered the $707$ Hz binary millisecond pulsar (MSP) J0952$-$0607 in a targeted radio pulsation search of an unidentified $\text{Fermi}$ gamma-ray source. This source shows a weak energy flux of $F_{\gamma }=2.6\times 10^{-12}\text{erg}{\text{cm}}^{-2}{\text{s}}^{-1}$ in the energy range between $100\text{MeV}$ and $100\text{GeV}$. Here we report the detection of pulsed gamma-ray emission from PSRJ0952$-$0607 in a very sensitive gamma-ray pulsation search. The pulsar's rotational, binary, and astrometric properties are measured over seven years of $\text{Fermi}$-Large Area Telescope data. For this we take into account the uncertainty on the shape of the gamma-ray pulse profile. We present an updated radio-timing solution now spanning more than two years and show results from optical modeling of the black-widow-type companion based on new multi-band photometric data taken with HiPERCAM on the Gran Telescopio Canarias on La Palma and ULTRACAM on the New Technology Telescope at ESO La Silla. PSRJ0952$-$0607 is now the fastest-spinning pulsar for which the intrinsic spin-down rate has been reliably constrained (${\dot{P}}_{\text{int}}\lesssim 4.6\times 10^{-21}\text{s}{\text{s}}^{-1}$). The inferred surface magnetic field strength of $B_{\text{surf}}\lesssim 8.2\times 10^7\text{G}$ is among the ten lowest of all known pulsars. This discovery is another example of an extremely fast spinning black-widow pulsar hiding within an unidentified $\textit{Fermi} gamma-ray source. In the future such systems might help to pin down the maximum spin frequency and the minimum surface magnetic field strength of MSPs.

arXiv comment23 pages, 8 figures

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