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Analysis of Crab X-Ray Polarization Using Deeper Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer Observations

open access: yesThe 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   +100 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gas pixel detectors for X-ray polarimetry applications

open access: yesNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 2006
16 pages, 20 figures, accepted for publication in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section ...
Bellazzini R   +18 more
openaire   +4 more sources

X-Ray Polarimetry as a Tool to Constrain Orbital Parameters in X-Ray Binaries

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
X-ray binary systems consist of a companion star and a compact object in close orbit. Thanks to their copious X-ray emission, these objects have been studied in detail using X-ray spectroscopy and timing.
John Rankin   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Examination of the Very First Polarimetric X-ray Observations of Radio-Quiet Active Galactic Nuclei

open access: yesGalaxies
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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of x-ray detectors in the MIT x-ray polarimetry beamline

open access: yesX-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy XI
The MIT X-ray Polarimetry Beamline is a facility that we developed for testing components for possible use in X-ray polarimetry. Over the past few years, we have demonstrated that the X-ray source can generate nearly 100% polarized X-rays at various energies from 183 eV (Boron K$α$) to 705 eV (Fe L$α$) using a laterally graded multilayer coated mirror (
Heine, Sarah N. T.   +5 more
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X-Ray Views of Galactic Accreting Pulsars in High-Mass X-Ray Binaries

open access: yesUniverse
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
doaj   +1 more source

General History of X-Ray Polarimetry in Astrophysics

open access: yes, 2022
19 pages, no figure, Invited Chapter for the "Handbook of X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Astrophysics" (Eds. C.Bambi and A.Santangelo, Springer Singapore, expected in 2022)
openaire   +2 more sources

Simultaneous X-Ray and Optical Polarization Observations of the Blazar Mrk 421

open access: yesThe 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

X-Ray Polarized View of the Accretion Geometry in the X-Ray Binary Circinus X-1

open access: yesThe 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   +103 more
doaj   +1 more source

X-Ray and Radio Polarimetry of the Neutron Star Low-mass X-Ray Binary GX 13+1

open access: yesThe Astrophysical Journal
We report the X-ray and radio polarization study of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) GX 13+1 using the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) and Very Large Array.
Unnati Kashyap   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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