  Isolated neutron stars are prime targets for continuous-wave (CW) searches by
ground-based gravitational$-$wave interferometers. Results are presented from a
CW search targeting ten pulsars. The search uses a semicoherent algorithm,
which combines the maximum-likelihood $\mathcal{F}$-statistic with a hidden
Markov model (HMM) to efficiently detect and track quasi$-$monochromatic
signals which wander randomly in frequency. The targets, which are associated
with TeV sources detected by the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.),
are chosen to test for gravitational radiation from young, energetic pulsars
with strong $\mathrm{\gamma}$-ray emission, and take maximum advantage of the
frequency tracking capabilities of HMM compared to other CW search algorithms.
The search uses data from the second observing run of the Advanced Laser
Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (aLIGO). It scans 1$-$Hz
sub-bands around $f_*$, 4$f_*$/3, and 2$f_*$, where $f_*$ denotes the star's
rotation frequency, in order to accommodate a physically plausible frequency
mismatch between the electromagnetic and gravitational-wave emission. The 24
sub-bands searched in this study return 5,256 candidates above the Gaussian
threshold with a false alarm probability of 1$\%$ per sub-band per target. Only
12 candidates survive the three data quality vetoes which are applied to
separate non$-$Gaussian artifacts from true astrophysical signals. CW searches
using the data from subsequent observing runs will clarify the status of the
remaining candidates.
