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XL-Calibur Polarimetry of Cyg X-1 Further Constrains the Origin of Its Hard-state X-Ray Emission

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
The balloon-borne hard X-ray polarimetry mission XL-Calibur observed the black hole X-ray binary (BHXRB) Cygnus X-1 (Cyg X-1) during its nearly 6 day long-duration balloon flight from Sweden to Canada in 2024 July.
Hisamitsu Awaki   +38 more
doaj   +1 more source

The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP [PDF]

open access: yesScience China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, 2018
In this paper we present the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission - eXTP. eXTP is a space science mission designed to study fundamental physics under extreme conditions of density, gravity and magnetism. The mission aims at determining the equation of state of matter at supra-nuclear density, measuring effects of QED, and understanding the ...
Zhang, ShuangNan   +152 more
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X-Ray Polarization Study of Pulsar Wind Nebulae with eXTP: Simulation Results and Scientific Prospects

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
X-ray polarization observations of pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) provide crucial insights into magnetic field structures and particle acceleration mechanisms.
Kuan Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Star-XP: A simulation framework for Polar-2/ low energy X-ray polarization detector

open access: yesSoftwareX
Star-XP is a simulation framework specifically designed for the Low Energy X-ray Polarization Detector (LPD) onboard the POLAR-2 mission. It is capable of simulating the emission of particles from given sources and the interaction of these particles with
Di-Fan Yi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The IXPE View of GRB 221009A

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023
We present the IXPE observation of GRB 221009A, which includes upper limits on the linear polarization degree of both prompt and afterglow emission in the soft X-ray energy band.
Michela Negro   +111 more
doaj   +1 more source

Radar Polarimetry in Glaciology: Theory, Measurement Techniques, and Scientific Applications for Investigating the Anisotropy of Ice Masses

open access: yesReviews of Geophysics, Volume 63, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract Dielectric anisotropy in ice alters the propagation of polarized radio waves, so polarimetric radar sounding can be used to survey anisotropic properties of ice masses. Ice anisotropy is either intrinsic, associated with ice‐crystal orientation fabric (COF), or extrinsic, associated with material heterogeneity, such as bubbles, fractures, and ...
Benjamin H. Hills   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scattering Polarimetry in the Hard X-ray Range

open access: yesInstruments
In one and a half years, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer has demonstrated the role and the potentiality of Polarimetry in X-ray Astronomy. The next steps include extension to higher energies.
Enrico Costa
doaj   +1 more source

Design and Tests of the Hard X-ray Polarimeter X-Calibur

open access: yesActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2014
X-ray polarimetry promises to give qualitatively new information bout high-energy astrophysical sources, such as binary black hole  systems, micro-quasars, active galactic nuclei, and gamma-ray bursts.
M. Beilicke   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the generalized Snell–Descartes laws, shock waves, water wakes, and Cherenkov radiation

open access: yesNanophotonics, Volume 14, Issue 23, Page 3897-3909, 02 November 2025.
Abstract The modification of light's trajectory after refracting through a boundary separating two media is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature. The laws governing such refraction/reflection, known today as the Snell–Descartes laws of reflection and refraction, were established over four centuries ago and have since become foundational to the field of ...
Patrice Genevet   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) and New Directions for the Future

open access: yesInstruments
An observatory dedicated to X-ray polarimetry has been operational since 9 December 2021. The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), a collaboration between NASA and ASI, features three X-ray telescopes equipped with detectors sensitive to linear ...
Paolo Soffitta
doaj   +1 more source

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