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X-ray Polarization Reveals the Precessions of the Neutron Star in Hercules X-1
Jeremy Heyl, Victor Doroshenko, Denis González-Caniulef +100
In an accreting X-ray pulsar, a neutron star accretes matter from a stellar companion through an accretion disk. The high magnetic field of the rotating neutron star disrupts the i…
Apparent luminosity and pulsed fraction affected by gravitational lensing of accretion columns in bright X-ray pulsars
Ivan D. Markozov, Alexander A. Mushtukov
The luminosity of X-ray pulsars is their key parameter determining the geometry and physical conditions of the accretion flow both on the spatial scales of a binary system and on m…
Complex variations of X-ray polarization in the X-ray pulsar LS V +44 17/RX J0440.9+4431
Victor Doroshenko, Juri Poutanen, Jeremy Heyl +109
We report on Imaging X-ray polarimetry explorer (IXPE) observations of the Be-transient X-ray pulsar LS V +44 17/RX J0440.9+4431 made at two luminosity levels during the giant outb…
X-ray polarimetry of the accreting pulsar GX 301-2
Valery F. Suleimanov, Sofia V. Forsblom, Sergey S. Tsygankov +102
The phase- and energy-resolved polarization measurements of accreting X-ray pulsars (XRPs) allow us to test different theoretical models of their emission, and they also provide an…
RX J0440.9+4431: another supercritical X-ray pulsar
Alexander Salganik, Sergey S. Tsygankov, Victor Doroshenko +4
In the beginning of 2023 the Be transient X-ray pulsar RX J0440.9+4431 underwent a fist-ever giant outburst observed from the source peaking in the beginning of February and reachi…
Bright X-ray pulsars as sources of MeV neutrinos in the sky
Aman Asthana, Alexander A. Mushtukov, Alexandra A. Dobrynina +1
High mass accretion rate onto strongly magnetised neutron stars results in the appearance of accretion columns supported by the radiation pressure and confined by the strong magnet…
X-ray polarimetry of X-ray pulsar X Persei: another orthogonal rotator?
A. A. Mushtukov, S. S. Tsygankov, J. Poutanen +103
X Persei is a persistent low-luminosity X-ray pulsar of period of 835 s in a Be binary system. The field strength at the neutron star surface is not known precisely, but indi…
IXPE observations of the quintessential wind-accreting X-ray pulsar Vela X-1
Sofia V. Forsblom, Juri Poutanen, Sergey S. Tsygankov +97
The radiation from accreting X-ray pulsars was expected to be highly polarized, with some estimates for the polarization degree of up to 80%. However, phase-resolved and energy-res…
Cygnus X-3 revealed as a Galactic ultraluminous X-ray source by IXPE
Alexandra Veledina, Fabio Muleri, Juri Poutanen +127
The accretion of matter by compact objects can be inhibited by radiation pressure if the luminosity exceeds the critical value, known as the Eddington limit. Discovery of ultralumi…
X-ray pulsar GRO J100857 as an orthogonal rotator
Sergey S. Tsygankov, Victor Doroshenko, Alexander A. Mushtukov +99
X-ray polarimetry is a unique way to probe the geometrical configuration of highly magnetized accreting neutron stars (X-ray pulsars). GRO J100857 is the first transient X-ray p…