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  "abstract": "Motivated by the recent discovery of PSR~J0435+3233, a millisecond pulsar with an exceptionally large period derivative of $\\dot{P}=4.9\\times10^{-17}\\ {\\rm s\\,s^{-1}}$ and a high spin-down luminosity of $\\dot{E}=5.89\\times10^{37}\\ {\\rm erg\\,s^{-1}}$, we analyze $\\sim$17~yr of observations obtained with the \\textit{Fermi} Large Area Telescope for the pulsar. We identify the cataloged source 4FGL~J0435.5+3232, located only $0.01^{\\circ}$ from the radio timing position, as the $γ$-ray counterpart of PSR~J0435+3233. Using $γ$-ray events collected within the validity interval of the radio timing ephemeris, we detect its $γ$-ray pulsations at a $\\sim6.8σ$ confidence level. In this interval, the phase-resolved analysis shows that the pulsed emission is concentrated predominantly within the rotational-phase of $ϕ\\sim0.44$--$0.69$. We also derive its $γ$-ray luminosity of $L_γ=6.26\\times10^{32}\\ {\\rm erg\\,s^{-1}}$, assuming a distance of 1.2~kpc and isotropic emission. This luminosity corresponds to an apparent $γ$-ray efficiency of $η_γ\\sim1.1\\times10^{-5}$, revealing an exceptionally low $γ$-ray output despite the pulsar's young-pulsar-like rotational-energy budget. Our detection establishes PSR~J0435+3233 as a $γ$-ray MSP, and the striking combination of its high spin-down power and low apparent $γ$-ray efficiency provides a new probe of particle acceleration, radiation beaming, and viewing geometry in the magnetospheres of millisecond pulsars with extreme rotational properties.",
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    {
      "name": "Mengqing Zhang"
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    {
      "name": "Shengbin Pei"
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    {
      "name": "Pengfei Zhang"
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  "published": "2026-07-17",
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  "title": "Discovery of $γ$-Ray Pulsations from the Extreme-Spin-Down Millisecond Pulsar PSR J0435+3233",
  "title_text": "Discovery of γ-Ray Pulsations from the Extreme-Spin-Down Millisecond Pulsar PSR J0435+3233",
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      "venue": "The Astrophysical Journal Letters"
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