50-250 MHz Pulsar Census with an SKA-Low prototype station: Spectra and Polarization

Abstract

Low-frequency pulsar observations are crucial for understanding pulsar emission spectra and population physics, as well as for probing the interstellar medium (ISM) and Earth's ionosphere. We report the largest low-frequency pulsar census conducted in the southern hemisphere, covering 50-250 MHz, using the EDA2, an SKA-Low prototype station. In this survey, we detected 120 pulsars, including 23 first-time detections below 150 MHz and 5 below 100 MHz. For each source, we provide integrated pulse profiles and flux-density measurements across five sub-bands spanning 50-250 MHz. We also obtained improved dispersion measure (DM) values for 110 pulsars, with a median absolute DM correction of about 0.1 pc cm^-3. We measured significant Faraday rotation for 40 pulsars with improved rotation measure (RM) values for 4 pulsars, as well as phase-resolved RM variation in J1453-6413. Full-polarimetric pulse profiles are provided for all these pulsars, with multi-frequency polarimetric data for 20 of them. These results will enhance future SKA-Low science: refining pulsar population models, informing survey strategies, and advancing characterization of both the ISM and the ionosphere through low-frequency pulsar monitoring.

arXiv commentAccepted for publication in ApJS

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