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astro-ph.HE2022★ 58 cited

Accretion geometry of the neutron star low mass X-ray binary Cyg X-2 from X-ray polarization measurements

R. Farinelli, S. Fabiani, J. Poutanen +92

We report spectro-polarimetric results of an observational campaign of the bright neutron star low-mass X-ray binary Cyg X-2 simultaneously observed by IXPE, NICER and INTEGRAL. Co…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 36 cited

Polarization properties of the weakly magnetized neutron star X-ray binary GS 1826-238 in the high soft state

Fiamma Capitanio, Sergio Fabiani, Andrea Gnarini +94

The launch of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) on 2021 December 9 has opened a new window in X-ray astronomy. We report here the results of the first IXPE observation…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 42 cited

Mapping the circumnuclear regions of the Circinus galaxy with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

F. Ursini, A. Marinucci, G. Matt +94

We report on the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observation of the closest and X-ray brightest Compton-thick active galactic nucleus (AGN), the Circinus galaxy. We find…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 44 cited

X-ray Polarization Observations of BL Lacertae

Riccardo Middei, Ioannis Liodakis, Matteo Perri +143

Blazars are a class of jet-dominated active galactic nuclei with a typical double-humped spectral energy distribution. It is of common consensus the Synchrotron emission to be resp…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 18 cited

A Black Hole Kicked At Birth: MAXI J1305-704

Chase Kimball, Sam Imperato, Vicky Kalogera +12

When a compact object is formed in a binary, any mass lost during core collapse will impart a kick on the binary's center of mass. Asymmetries in this mass loss or neutrino emissio…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 22 cited

Observations of 4U 1626-67 with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

Herman L. Marshall, Mason Ng, Daniele Rogantini +91

We present measurements of the polarization of X-rays in the 2-8 keV band from the pulsar in the ultracompact low mass X-ray binary 4U1626-67 using data from the Imaging X-ray Pola…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 32 cited

Multi-messenger characterization of Mrk 501 during historically low X-ray and -ray activity

MAGIC collaboration, H. Abe, S. Abe +322

We study the broadband emission of Mrk 501 using multi-wavelength observations from 2017 to 2020 performed with a multitude of instruments, involving, among others, MAGIC, Fermi-LA…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 89 cited

The X-ray Polarization View of Mrk~421 in an Average Flux State as Observed by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

Laura Di Gesu, Immacolata Donnarumma, Fabrizio Tavecchio +100

Particle acceleration mechanisms in supermassive black hole jets, such as shock acceleration, magnetic reconnection, and turbulence, are expected to have observable signatures in t…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 53 cited

The X-ray polarimetry view of the accreting pulsar Cen X-3

Sergey S. Tsygankov, Victor Doroshenko, Juri Poutanen +95

Cen X-3 is the first X-ray pulsar discovered 50 years ago. Radiation from such objects is expected to be highly polarized due to birefringence of plasma and vacuum associated with…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 140 cited

Polarized Blazar X-rays imply particle acceleration in shocks

Ioannis Liodakis, Alan P. Marscher, Iván Agudo +125

Most of the light from blazars, active galactic nuclei with jets of magnetized plasma that point nearly along the line of sight, is produced by high-energy particles, up to $\sim 1…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 47 cited

Resolving the inner parsec of the blazar J1924-2914 with the Event Horizon Telescope

Sara Issaoun, Maciek Wielgus, Svetlana Jorstad +27

The blazar J1924-2914 is a primary Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) calibrator for the Galactic Center's black hole Sagittarius A*. Here we present the first total and linearly polari…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 1 cited

Multiwavelength astrophysics of the blazar OJ 287 and the project MOMO

S. Komossa, A. Kraus, D. Grupe +19

We are carrying out the densest and longest multiyear, multiwavelength monitoring project of OJ 287 ever done. The project MOMO (Multiwavelength Observations and Modelling of OJ 28…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 55 cited

Polarization constraints on the X-ray corona in Seyfert Galaxies: MCG-05-23-16

A. Marinucci, F. Muleri, M. Dovčiak +97

We report on the first observation of a radio-quiet Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) using polarized X-rays: the Seyfert 1.9 galaxy MCG-05-23-16. This source was pointed with the Imag…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 112 cited

Millimeter light curves of Sagittarius A* observed during the 2017 Event Horizon Telescope campaign

Maciek Wielgus, Nicola Marchili, Ivan Marti-Vidal +28

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) observed the compact radio source, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), in the Galactic Center on 2017 April 5-11 in the 1.3 millimeter wavelength band. At th…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 24 cited

Limits on X-ray Polarization at the Core of Centaurus A as Observed with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

Steven R. Ehlert, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Andrea Marinucci +95

We present measurements of the polarization of X-rays in the band from the nucleus of the radio galaxy Centaurus A (Cen A), using a 100ks observation…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 18 cited

Search for supernova bursts in Super-Kamiokande IV

Kamiokande collaboration, M. Mori, K. Abe +242

Super-Kamiokande has been searching for neutrino bursts characteristic of core-collapse supernovae continuously, in real time, since the start of operations in 1996. The present wo…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 21 cited

Jet kinematics in the transversely stratified jet of 3C 84 A two-decade overview

G. F. Paraschos, T. P. Krichbaum, J. -Y. Kim +11

3C84 (NGC1275) is one of the brightest radio sources in the mm radio-bands, which led to a plethora of VLBI observations at numerous frequencies over the years. They reveal a two-s…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 173 cited

Polarized x-rays constrain the disk-jet geometry in the black hole x-ray binary Cygnus X-1

Henric Krawczynski, Fabio Muleri, Michal Dovčiak +111

A black hole x-ray binary (XRB) system forms when gas is stripped from a normal star and accretes onto a black hole, which heats the gas sufficiently to emit x-rays. We report a po…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 73 cited

Determination of X-ray pulsar geometry with IXPE polarimetry

Victor Doroshenko, Juri Poutanen, Sergey S. Tsygankov +91

Using observations of X-ray pulsar Her X-1 by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, we report on a highly significant () detection of the polarization signal from an accret…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 40 cited

X-ray polarization detection of Cassiopeia A with IXPE

Jacco Vink, Dmitry Prokhorov, Riccardo Ferrazzoli +92

We report on a detection of polarized 3-6 keV X-ray emission from the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). The overall polar…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 73 cited

Polarized x-rays from a magnetar

Roberto Taverna, Roberto Turolla, Fabio Muleri +93

We report on the first detection of linearly polarized x-ray emission from an ultra-magnetized neutron star with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). The IXPE 35 observat…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 29 cited

Unravelling the Innermost Jet Structure of OJ 287 with the First GMVA+ALMA Observations

Guang-Yao Zhao, Jose L. Gomez, Antonio Fuentes +33

We present the first very-long-baseline interferometric (VLBI) observations of the blazar OJ287 carried out jointly with the Global Millimeter VLBI Array (GMVA) and the phased Atac…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 6 cited

Search for supernova neutrinos and constraint on the galactic star formation rate with the KamLAND data

S. Abe, S. Asami, M. Eizuka +63

We present the results of a search for core-collapse supernova neutrinos, using long-term KamLAND data from 2002 March 9 to 2020 April 25. We focus on the electron antineutrinos em…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 134 cited

Kinematics of Parsec-Scale Jets of Gamma-Ray Bright Blazars at 43 GHz during Ten Years of the VLBA-BU-BLAZAR Program

Zachary R. Weaver, Svetlana G. Jorstad, Alan P. Marscher +7

We analyze the parsec-scale jet kinematics from 2007 June to 2018 December of a sample of -ray bright blazars monitored roughly monthly with the Very Long Baseline Array at 43 G…