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SKA-MID Band 5 surveys can detect most of the hidden Galactic Centre pulsar population that current telescopes miss.

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load-bearing objection Clean, useful SKA-MID update for GC pulsar searches; the new AA*/AA4 sensitivity curves and Sgr A* acceleration maps are the real payload.

arxiv 2607.03078 v1 pith:C6GV2GW5 submitted 2026-07-03 astro-ph.HE

Galactic Centre Pulsars with the SKAO

F. Abbate , A. Carleo , S. Chatterjee , J. Cordes , P. B. Demorest , G. Desvignes , R.P. Eatough , E. Hackmann
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Z. Hu M. Kramer J. Lazio K.J. Lee K. Liu I. Rammala-Zitha S.M. Ransom G.Saowanit L. Shao P. Torne R. Wharton J. Wongphechauxsorn W. Zhu
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This chapter argues that a large population of pulsars near Sagittarius A* almost certainly exists but has stayed hidden because earlier surveys lacked the sensitivity needed to overcome distance, steep spectra and interstellar scattering. With the staged SKA-MID design (AA* and AA4), 4-hour integrations in Band 5 can reach 66–84 % of the whole Galactic Centre pulsar population and up to 60 % of the millisecond-pulsar population under the scattering measured toward the known magnetar. Those detections would open precision gravity tests around a supermassive black hole, map the magneto-ionic medium of the nearest galactic nucleus, and constrain dark-matter density and the origin of the gamma-ray excess. The paper supplies concrete observing strategies, beam configurations and sensitivity curves that turn this long-standing goal into a realistic near-term programme.

Core claim

Under the scattering timescale measured for the Galactic Centre magnetar, AA4 Band-5 surveys with 4-hour integrations are expected to detect 84 %, 79 % and 66 % of the whole GC pulsar population (and 60 %, 59 % and 43 % of the millisecond-pulsar population) in Bands 5a, 5b-part1 and 5b-part2 respectively; AA* recovers roughly 10 % fewer sources. Even under a stronger scattering model the bulk of the ordinary-pulsar population remains accessible, while millisecond pulsars require the highest frequencies. These fractions are obtained by comparing the Cordes–Chernoff sensitivity formula against a luminosity distribution extrapolated from the ATNF catalogue to 10 GHz.

What carries the argument

The Cordes–Chernoff survey-sensitivity formula that folds pulse duty cycle, harmonic summing and scattering into an effective H-factor, evaluated for the published AA* and AA4 SEFDs in three Band-5 windows and compared with an ATNF-derived pseudo-luminosity distribution at the Galactic Centre distance.

Load-bearing premise

The calculation assumes the luminosity and spectral-index distribution of Galactic Centre pulsars matches the one obtained by extrapolating the ATNF catalogue with a mean spectral index of –1.6; any systematic difference would rescale every quoted detection fraction.

What would settle it

Once AA* or AA4 Band-5 surveys of the inner 100 pc are completed, the measured number of new pulsars (especially millisecond pulsars) either matches or falls well outside the 43–84 % detection windows predicted under the two scattering models.

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If this is right

  • A pulsar in a year-scale orbit around Sgr A* would yield spin and quadrupole measurements at the 10^{-2}–10^{-3} level, testing the no-hair theorem and cosmic censorship in a regime inaccessible to stellar orbits or Event Horizon Telescope images.
  • New Dispersion and Rotation Measures inside the mini-spiral and Non-Thermal Filaments would map gas density, magnetic-field strength and turbulence on AU scales.
  • The spatial distribution and spin-down rates of the discovered population would independently constrain the mass of the Nuclear Star Cluster and the possible dark-matter spike or core around Sgr A*.
  • Limits on the millisecond-pulsar number density would decide whether the Fermi gamma-ray excess is dominated by dark-matter annihilation or by an unresolved pulsar population.
  • Archived search-mode data of full Sgr A* transits would become a permanent test-bed for future binary-search algorithms and multi-messenger triggers from LISA or ground-based gravitational-wave detectors.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If the high detection fractions materialise, the same data set will also deliver the first direct constraints on intermediate-mass black holes in the Nuclear Star Cluster via timing residuals of any pulsars they perturb.
  • A non-detection of millisecond pulsars even at Band 5b-part2 would force a revision of either the binary fraction inside 0.1 pc or the scattering screen geometry, both of which feed into models of stellar dynamics near supermassive black holes.
  • The multi-beam and polarisation-search strategies outlined here are immediately transferable to other high-scattering environments such as the centres of nearby galaxies once SKA2 sensitivity arrives.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. This chapter updates the SKAO science case for Galactic Centre (GC) pulsar searches since Eatough et al. (2015). It reviews the science enabled by pulsars near Sgr A* (strong-field gravity tests of spin and quadrupole, ISM/magneto-ionic probes, dark-matter and NSC constraints, multi-messenger synergies), summarises the seven known pulsars within 100 pc, and presents quantitative sensitivity forecasts for SKA-MID AA* and AA4 in Band 5 (and planned wider Band 3/4 surveys). Using the Cordes & Chernoff (1997) survey formula with published SEFDs, 4-hour integrations and two scattering extremes (GC-magnetar vs strong screen), the authors compare luminosity thresholds to an ATNF-derived 10 GHz luminosity distribution and quote detection fractions (e.g., up to ~84% of the whole GC population and ~60% of MSPs under magnetar scattering for AA4 Band 5a). Search strategies (FFT/FFA, acceleration/jerk, multi-beam, polarisation, image-domain) and observing plans around Sgr A* and the inner 100 pc are outlined.

Significance. A clear, timely update for the SKA science book. The central numerical claim—detection fractions under two published scattering scenarios for AA*/AA4 Band-5 4-hr surveys—is a transparent forward radiometer/FFT calculation that correctly flags the dominant systematics (scattering law and ATNF-extrapolated luminosity function). The science sections usefully connect gravity tests, ISM, dark matter and multi-messenger synergies to concrete SKA-MID observing modes. Strengths include explicit scenario presentation rather than fitted results, citation of the Cordes & Chernoff formula and SEFD assumptions, and the note that real sensitivity will be validated by fake-signal injection. For a design/strategy chapter this is proportionate and useful.

minor comments (5)
  1. Section 4.1: state more explicitly that the ATNF-extrapolated luminosity function (Jankowski spectral-index distribution + YMW16 distances) is an external prior that may not match the true GC population; a one-sentence caveat that systematic differences would rescale all fractions would strengthen transparency without changing the claim.
  2. Figures 2–3 captions: the AA* sensitivity is described as ~60% of AA4 in one place and 73% of AA4 earlier (Braun et al. 2019); align the percentage used for the plotted curves.
  3. Table 1: clarify that RM values are the first published measurements and are highly variable (as noted in the text for J1745-2900); a short footnote would avoid misreading the table as fixed properties.
  4. Section 4.2 / Figure 4: a brief note on how z_max / w_max scale with integration time and harmonic number would help readers who wish to re-run the acceleration/jerk estimates for different survey setups.
  5. Scattered minor typos and spacing (e.g., 'sorry' near the radiometer discussion, missing spaces in compound words, inconsistent hyphenation of Band 5a/5b) should be cleaned in production.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: detection fractions are forward radiometer calculations from the external ATNF catalogue plus published scattering scenarios, not fitted or self-defined.

full rationale

This is an SKAO science-case chapter whose central numerical claims (AA4/AA* Band-5 detection fractions under magnetar vs strong scattering) are obtained by applying the Cordes & Chernoff (1997) survey-sensitivity formula to luminosities extrapolated from the public ATNF catalogue (spectral indices from the catalogue or the Jankowski et al. 2018 distribution; distances from YMW16). The two scattering laws are taken as alternative external inputs (magnetar value from Spitler et al. 2014 and related VLBA work; strong-screen value from earlier literature). No parameter is fitted to GC non-detections and then re-presented as a prediction; the text explicitly flags both the luminosity-function and scattering assumptions as systematics and notes that real sensitivity will be validated by fake-signal injection. Self-citations supply independent observational data (known GC pulsars, RM variability, prior search limits) rather than load-bearing uniqueness theorems or ansatze that force the result. The derivation chain is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks and exhibits none of the six circularity patterns.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

4 free parameters · 3 axioms · 0 invented entities

The forecasts rest on standard radio-astronomy formulae plus a handful of empirical distributions taken from the literature. No new free parameters are fitted to GC data; the main modelling choices are the two scattering scenarios and the spectral-index prior.

free parameters (4)
  • spectral-index distribution = N(−1.6, 0.54)
    Mean −1.6, σ = 0.54 drawn from Jankowski et al. (2018) and used to extrapolate all ATNF fluxes to 10 GHz when no measured index exists.
  • scattering timescale (magnetar case) = 1.3 s @ 1 GHz
    τ_sc ≈ 1.3 s at 1 GHz taken from Spitler et al. (2014) for PSR J1745−2900 and scaled as ν^−4.
  • scattering timescale (strong case) = 210 s @ 1 GHz
    τ_sc ≈ 210 s at 1 GHz from the angular size of Sgr A* and a 130-pc screen (Macquart & Kanekar 2015).
  • AA4 SEFD values = 1250/1120/890 m²/K
    Approximate system equivalent flux densities 1250, 1120, 890 m² K⁻¹ for the three Band-5 sub-bands (Braun et al. 2019).
axioms (3)
  • domain assumption Pulse profiles are Gaussian and the Cordes & Chernoff (1997) harmonic-summing factor H correctly predicts detection significance.
    Used throughout Section 4.1 to convert SEFD into minimum pseudo-luminosity.
  • domain assumption The ATNF catalogue (fluxes ≥1.4 GHz, YMW16 distances) is a fair statistical proxy for the luminosity function of the GC population.
    Explicitly stated in Section 4.1; any GC-specific bias would rescale all percentages.
  • domain assumption Scattering follows a thin-screen power law with α_sc ≈ 4.
    Standard assumption used to scale τ_sc between frequencies.

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The detection of a pulsar closely orbiting our Galaxy's supermassive black hole - Sagittarius~A* - is one of the ultimate prizes in pulsar astrophysics. The relativistic effects expected in such a system could far exceed those currently observable in compact binaries such as double neutron stars and pulsar white dwarfs. In addition, pulsars offer the opportunity to study the magneto-ionic properties of Earth's nearest galactic nucleus in unprecedented detail. For these reasons, and more, a multitude of pulsar searches of the Galactic Centre have been undertaken, with the outcome of just seven pulsar detections within a projected distance of 100\,pc from Sagittarius~A*. It is currently understood that a larger underlying population likely exists, but it is not until observations with the SKA have started that this population can be revealed. In this chapter, we look at important updates since the publication of the last SKAO science book and offer a focused view of observing strategies and likely outcomes with the updated SKAO design.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2607.03078 by A. Carleo, E. Hackmann, F. Abbate, G. Desvignes, G.Saowanit, I. Rammala-Zitha, J. Cordes, J. Lazio, J. Wongphechauxsorn, K.J. Lee, K. Liu, L. Shao, M. Kramer, P. B. Demorest, P. Torne, R.P. Eatough, R. Wharton, S. Chatterjee, S.M. Ransom, W. Zhu, Z. Hu.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Evolution of the Faraday RM towards the line-of-sight of PSR J1745−2900. Black crosses, red triangles, blue points, and green stars indicate RM values obtained with the Nançay Radio Telescope at 2.5 GHz and Effelsberg at 4.85, 8.35 and 6 GHz, respectively. Adapted from Desvignes et al. (2018). more than one rotational period of the pulsar. Under this circumstance, the ordinary radiometer equation will retu… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Sensitivity of SKA GC surveys for AA4 (left) and AA* (right) configurations, using the GC magnetar scattering timescale. The integration time was assumed to be 4 hr. The central frequency of band 5a, band 5b part1, band 5b part2 are 6.6, 9.55 and 14.15 GHz, respectively, each with a 2.5-GHz bandwidth. This avoids the radio interference within 10.7–12.7 GHz caused by the Starlink satellites. The sensitivity… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Sensitivity of SKA GC surveys for AA4 (left) and AA* (right) configurations, assuming a strong scattering scenario as mentioned in Section 2.2. The observational setup is the same as in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: 𝑧max (upper row) and 𝑤max (lower row) values required in presto by a 4-hr search to incorporate the maximum acceleration and jerk for a range of pulsar orbits around the Sgr A*. The spin period of the pulsar was assumed to be 500 and 5 ms for case of an ordinary pulsar and an MSP, respectively. The number of harmonics summed in the search was set to be 16. The use of the sensitive SKA-MID, combined with th… view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Possible configuration of the beams in a targeted observation around Sgr A*. The center of each of the 16 beams is marked with a black dot. The blue curves show the half-power size of the beams at 9 GHz. For reference we report the position of PSR J1745−2900 in green. The dashed circle shows the area where the S-cluster is located and encompasses all the stars in circular orbit around Srg A* with orbital p… view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: Map of the GC region showing the location of the known pulsars within 100 pc from Sgr A*. The searches are planned over the entire area at band 3 (1650 - 3050 MHz) and band 5a (4600-8500 MHz). Background image from Heywood et al. (2022). 4.2.2 Search within the Inner 100 pc We also plan on conducting a wider search of the GC up to a radius of 100 pc (∼ 41 arcmin). The region is shown in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:f… view at source ↗

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