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Development of a Thomson X-ray Polarimeter

, 2010
We describe the current status of the design and development of a Thomson X-ray polarimeter suitable for a small satellite mission. Currently we are considering two detector geometries, one using rectangular detectors placed on four sides of a scattering
Cowsik, Ramanath, Devasia, Jincy, James, Marykutty, Paul, Biswajit, R., Duraichelvan, V., Rishin P.   +5 more
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Modelling the X-ray polarimetric signatures of complex geometry: the case study of the "changing look" AGN NGC 1365

, 2013
"Changing look" Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are a subset of Seyfert galaxies characterized by rapid transitions between Compton-thin and Compton-thick regimes.
Dovciak, Michal, Goosmann, Rene W., Grosso, Nicolas, Karas, Vladimir, Marin, Frederic, Muleri, Fabio, Porquet, Delphine   +6 more
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Analysis of Crab X-Ray Polarization Using Deeper Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer Observations

The Astrophysical Journal
We present Crab X-ray polarization measurements using Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) data with a total exposure of 300 ks, three times more than the initial 2022 discovery paper.
Josephine Wong, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Niccoló Bucciantini, Roger W. Romani, Yi-Jung Yang, Kuan Liu, Wei Deng, Kazuho Goya, Fei Xie, Maura Pilia, Philip Kaaret, Martin C. Weisskopf, Stefano Silvestri, C.-Y. Ng, Chien-Ting Chen, Iván Agudo, Lucio A. Antonelli, Matteo Bachetti, Luca Baldini, Wayne H. Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Stefano Bianchi, Stephen D. Bongiorno, Raffaella Bonino, Alessandro Brez, Fiamma Capitanio, Simone Castellano, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Stefano Ciprini, Enrico Costa, Alessandra De Rosa, Ettore Del Monte, Laura Di Gesu, Niccoló Di Lalla, Alessandro Di Marco, Immacolata Donnarumma, Victor Doroshenko, Michal Dovčiak, Steven R. Ehlert, Teruaki Enoto, Yuri Evangelista, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Javier A. Garcia, Shuichi Gunji, Jeremy Heyl, Wataru Iwakiri, Svetlana G. Jorstad, Vladimir Karas, Fabian Kislat, Takao Kitaguchi, Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak, Henric Krawczynski, Fabio La Monaca, Luca Latronico, Ioannis Liodakis, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Frédéric Marin, Andrea Marinucci, Alan P. Marscher, Herman L. Marshall, Francesco Massaro, Giorgio Matt, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Fabio Muleri, Michela Negro, Stephen L. O’Dell, Nicola Omodei, Chiara Oppedisano, Alessandro Papitto, George G. Pavlov, Abel Lawrence Peirson, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Pierre-Olivier Petrucci, Andrea Possenti, Juri Poutanen, Simonetta Puccetti, Brian D. Ramsey, John Rankin, Ajay Ratheesh, Oliver J. Roberts, Carmelo Sgró, Patrick Slane, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre, Douglas A. Swartz, Toru Tamagawa, Fabrizio Tavecchio, Roberto Taverna, Yuzuru Tawara, Allyn F. Tennant, Nicholas E. Thomas, Francesco Tombesi, Alessio Trois, Sergey Tsygankov, Roberto Turolla, Jacco Vink, Kinwah Wu, Silvia Zane   +100 more
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The optical/UV excess of X-ray dim isolated neutron star: I. bremsstrahlung emission from a strangeon star plasma atmosphere

, 2017
X-ray dim isolated neutron stars (XDINSs) are characterized by Planckian spectra in X-ray bands, but show optical/ultraviolet(UV) excesses which are the measured photometry exceeding that is extrapolated from X-ray spectra.
Ge, Mingyu, Li, Zhaosheng, Lu, Jiguang, Men, Yunpeng, Tong, Hao, Wang, Weiyang, Xu, Renxin   +6 more
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An Examination of the Very First Polarimetric X-ray Observations of Radio-Quiet Active Galactic Nuclei

Galaxies
Active galactic nuclei (AGNs), either radio-quiet or radio-loud, had never been observed in X-ray polarized light until the advent of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) in the end of 2021.
Frédéric Marin, Vittoria E. Gianolli, Adam Ingram, Dawoon E. Kim, Andrea Marinucci, Daniele Tagliacozzo, Francesco Ursini   +6 more
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X-Ray Views of Galactic Accreting Pulsars in High-Mass X-Ray Binaries

Universe
Accreting X-ray pulsars, located in X-ray binaries, are neutron stars with magnetic fields as strong as B∼1012–13 G. This review offers a concise overview of the accretion and radiation processes of X-ray pulsars and summarizes their rich observational ...
Shan-Shan Weng, Long Ji
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X-ray polarimetry with an active-matrix pixel proportional counter

, 2003
We report the first results from an X-ray polarimeter with a micropattern gas proportional counter using an amorphous silicon active matrix readout.
Black, J. K., Deines-Jones, P., Ready, S. E., Street, R. A.   +3 more
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Simultaneous X-Ray and Optical Polarization Observations of the Blazar Mrk 421

The Astrophysical Journal
We present near-simultaneous X-ray and optical polarization measurements in the high synchrotron peaked (HSP) blazar Mrk 421. The X-ray polarimetric observations were carried out using Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) on 2023 December 6.
Athira M. Bharathan, C. S. Stalin, S. Sahayanathan, Kiran Wani, Amit Kumar Mandal, Rwitika Chatterjee, Santosh Joshi, Jeewan C. Pandey, Blesson Mathew, Vivek K. Agrawal   +9 more
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X-Ray Polarized View of the Accretion Geometry in the X-Ray Binary Circinus X-1

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Cir X-1 is a neutron star X-ray binary characterized by strong variations in flux during its eccentric ∼16.6 day orbit. There are also strong variations in the spectral state, and it has historically shown both atoll and Z state properties.
John Rankin, Fabio La Monaca, Alessandro Di Marco, Juri Poutanen, Anna Bobrikova, Vadim Kravtsov, Fabio Muleri, Maura Pilia, Alexandra Veledina, Rob Fender, Philip Kaaret, Dawoon E. Kim, Andrea Marinucci, Herman L. Marshall, Alessandro Papitto, Allyn F. Tennant, Sergey S. Tsygankov, Martin C. Weisskopf, Kinwah Wu, Silvia Zane, Filippo Ambrosino, Ruben Farinelli, Andrea Gnarini, Iván Agudo, Lucio A. Antonelli, Matteo Bachetti, Luca Baldini, Wayne H. Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Stefano Bianchi, Stephen D. Bongiorno, Raffaella Bonino, Alessandro Brez, Niccolò Bucciantini, Fiamma Capitanio, Simone Castellano, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Chien-Ting Chen, Stefano Ciprini, Enrico Costa, Alessandra De Rosa, Ettore Del Monte, Laura Di Gesu, Niccolò Di Lalla, Immacolata Donnarumma, Victor Doroshenko, Michal Dovčiak, Steven R. Ehlert, Teruaki Enoto, Yuri Evangelista, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Javier A. Garcia, Shuichi Gunji, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Jeremy Heyl, Wataru Iwakiri, Svetlana G. Jorstad, Vladimir Karas, Fabian Kislat, Takao Kitaguchi, Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak, Henric Krawczynski, Luca Latronico, Ioannis Liodakis, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Frédéric Marin, Alan P. Marscher, Francesco Massaro, Giorgio Matt, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Michela Negro, Chi-Yung Ng, Stephen L. O’Dell, Nicola Omodei, Chiara Oppedisano, George G. Pavlov, Abel L. Peirson, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Pierre-Olivier Petrucci, Andrea Possenti, Simonetta Puccetti, Brian D. Ramsey, Ajay Ratheesh, Oliver J. Roberts, Roger W. Romani, Carmelo Sgrò, Patrick Slane, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre, Douglas A. Swartz, Toru Tamagawa, Fabrizio Tavecchio, Roberto Taverna, Yuzuru Tawara, Nicholas E. Thomas, Francesco Tombesi, Alessio Trois, Roberto Turolla, Jacco Vink, Fei Xie   +103 more
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IXPE Mirror Module Assemblies [PDF]

Expected to launch in 2021 Spring, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA Astrophysics Small Explorer Mission with significant contributions from the Italian space agency (ASI).
Alexander, Cheryl, Baumgartner, Wayne H., Bongiorno, Stephen D., Elsner, Ronald F., Kilaru, Kiranmayee, Kolodziejczak, Jeffery J., McCracken, Jeffrey, Mitsuishi, Ikuyuki, O’Dell, Stephen L., Pavelitz, Steven D., Ramsey, Brian D., Ranganathan, Jaganathan, Sanchez, Javier, Speegle, Chet O., Weddendorf, Bruce   +14 more
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