An Extreme Scattering Event Toward PSR J2313+4253

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Main Authors: Zelensky, Zachary C., Turner, Jacob E., Medina, Juan G. Lebron, Reichart, Daniel E., Haislip, Joshua B., Kouprianov, Vladimir V., White, Steve, Ghigo, Frank, Heatherly, Sue Ann, McLaughlin, Maura A.
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author Zelensky, Zachary C.
Turner, Jacob E.
Medina, Juan G. Lebron
Reichart, Daniel E.
Haislip, Joshua B.
Kouprianov, Vladimir V.
White, Steve
Ghigo, Frank
Heatherly, Sue Ann
McLaughlin, Maura A.
author_facet Zelensky, Zachary C.
Turner, Jacob E.
Medina, Juan G. Lebron
Reichart, Daniel E.
Haislip, Joshua B.
Kouprianov, Vladimir V.
White, Steve
Ghigo, Frank
Heatherly, Sue Ann
McLaughlin, Maura A.
contents We present evidence of an extreme scattering event (ESE) toward PSR J2313+4253 using high-cadence observations taken with the Green Bank Observatory 20m telescope. The high density of observations in time allow for detailed tracking of the event. We observe a pair of spikes along with the characteristic drop in scintillation bandwidth that is expected during an ESE. This pattern implies that the structures predominantly responsible for scattering occur at different distances than those from previous and subsequent epochs. A secondary spectrum processed during the event shows a detached feature similar to those found in double lensing events from previously observed ESEs. We measure this event as originating from a scattering region with a distance of 1.04(1) kpc, a transverse size of 15 AU, and a duration of approximately 220 days. These rare events provide opportunities to study the properties of small-scale structures in the ISM.
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spellingShingle An Extreme Scattering Event Toward PSR J2313+4253
Zelensky, Zachary C.
Turner, Jacob E.
Medina, Juan G. Lebron
Reichart, Daniel E.
Haislip, Joshua B.
Kouprianov, Vladimir V.
White, Steve
Ghigo, Frank
Heatherly, Sue Ann
McLaughlin, Maura A.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
We present evidence of an extreme scattering event (ESE) toward PSR J2313+4253 using high-cadence observations taken with the Green Bank Observatory 20m telescope. The high density of observations in time allow for detailed tracking of the event. We observe a pair of spikes along with the characteristic drop in scintillation bandwidth that is expected during an ESE. This pattern implies that the structures predominantly responsible for scattering occur at different distances than those from previous and subsequent epochs. A secondary spectrum processed during the event shows a detached feature similar to those found in double lensing events from previously observed ESEs. We measure this event as originating from a scattering region with a distance of 1.04(1) kpc, a transverse size of 15 AU, and a duration of approximately 220 days. These rare events provide opportunities to study the properties of small-scale structures in the ISM.
title An Extreme Scattering Event Toward PSR J2313+4253
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.24962