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

173 citations · 692 across the 24 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.HE2025

Optical polarimetry of the accreting black hole X-ray binary Swift J1727.81613 over the state transition and radio ejections

Anagha P. Nitindala, Alexandra Veledina, Vadim Kravtsov +7

We present the first optical () polarimetric observations of Swift J1727.81613 during its 2023--2024 outburst. Observations were performed during the X-ray hard-to-soft sta…

astro-ph.HE2025

Unveiling blazar synchrotron emission: a multiwavelength polarimetric study of HSP and LSP populations

Sara Capecchiacci, Ioannis Liodakis, Riccardo Middei +96

Polarimetric properties of blazars allow us to put constraints on the acceleration mechanisms that fuel their powerful jets. By studying the multiwavelength polarimetric behaviour…

astro-ph.HE2025

IXPE Observations of the Blazar Mrk 501 in 2022: A Multiwavelength View

L. Lisalda, E. Gau, H. Krawczynski +157

The blazar Markarian 501 (Mrk 501) was observed on three occasions over a 4-month period between 2022 March and 2022 July with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). In thi…

astro-ph.HE2024

A Two-Week Monitoring Campaign on Mrk 421

W. Peter Maksym, Ioannis Liodakis, M. Lynne Saade +153

X-ray polarization is a unique new probe of the particle acceleration in astrophysical jets made possible through the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. Here we report on the firs…

astro-ph.SR2024

High-precision broadband linear polarimetry of early-type binaries. V. The Binary System HD 165052 in Open Cluster NGC 6530

Yasir Abdul Qadir, Andrei V. Berdyugin, Vilppu Piirola +3

This study continues our investigation of early-type binaries using high-precision broad-band polarimetry, focusing on HD 165052, a massive O+O-type binary in the young cluster NGC…

astro-ph.HE2024

X-ray and multiwavelength polarization of Mrk 501 from 2022 to 2023

Chien-Ting J. Chen, Ioannis Liodakis, Riccardo Middei +143

We present multiwavelength polarization measurements of the luminous blazar Mrk~501 over a 14-month period. The 2--8 keV X-ray polarization was measured with the Imaging X-ray Pola…

astro-ph.HE2024

Optical and near-infrared polarization of the black hole X-ray binary A0620-00 in quiescence

Vadim Kravtsov, Alexandra Veledina, Andrei V. Berdyugin +12

We present simultaneous high-precision optical polarimetric and near-infrared (NIR) to ultraviolet (UV) photometric observations of low-mass black hole X-ray binary A0620-00 in the…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 16 cited

Studying geometry of the ultraluminous X-ray pulsar Swift J0243.6+6124 using X-ray and optical polarimetry

Juri Poutanen, Sergey S. Tsygankov, Victor Doroshenko +108

Discovery of pulsations from a number of ULXs proved that accretion onto neutron stars can produce luminosities exceeding the Eddington limit by several orders of magnitude. The co…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 2 cited

Observations of Low and Intermediate Spectral Peak Blazars with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

Herman L. Marshall, Ioannis Liodakis, Alan P. Marscher +145

We present X-ray polarimetry observations from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) of three low spectral peak and one intermediate spectral peak blazars, namely 3C 273, 3…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 9 cited

Peering into the tilted heart of Cyg X-1 with high-precision optical polarimetry

Vadim Kravtsov, Alexandra Veledina, Andrei V. Berdyugin +7

We present the high-precision optical polarimetric observations of black hole X-ray binary Cyg X-1, spanning several cycles of its 5.6 day orbital period. Week-long observations on…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 3 cited

High-precision broadband linear polarimetry of early-type binaries IV. Binary system of DH Cephei in the open cluster of NGC 7380

Yasir Abdul Qadir, Andrei V. Berdyugin, Vilppu Piirola +2

DH Cephei is a prominent O+O-type binary system in the NGC 7380 open cluster. Our high-precision multi-band polarimetry demonstrates synchronous linear polarization variations with…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 2 cited

High-precision broadband linear polarimetry of early-type binaries III. AO Cassiopeiae revisited

Yasir Abdul Qadir, Andrei V. Berdyugin, Vilppu Piirola +2

The fact that the O-type close binary star system AO~Cassiopeiae exhibits variable phase-locked linear polarization has been known since the mid-1970s. In this work, we re-observe…

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★ 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★ 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★ 9 cited

Optical polarization signatures of black hole X-ray binaries

Vadim Kravtsov, Andrei V. Berdyugin, Ilia A. Kosenkov +7

Polarimetry provides an avenue for probing the geometry and physical mechanisms producing optical radiation in many astrophysical objects, including stellar binary systems. We pres…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 11 cited

Polarimetry of M-type asteroids in the context of their surface composition

I. Belskaya, A. Berdyugin, Yu. Krugly +9

Aims. We aim to investigate how polarimetric observations can improve our understanding of the nature and diversity of M/X-type asteroids. Methods. Polarimetric observations of the…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 22 cited

Orbital variability of the optical linear polarization of the -ray binary LS I +61 303 and new constraints on the orbital parameters

Vadim Kravtsov, Andrei V. Berdyugin, Vilppu Piirola +8

We studied the variability of the linear polarization and brightness of the -ray binary LS I +61 303. High-precision BVR photopolarimetric observations were carried out with the…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 15 cited

Disc and wind in black hole X-ray binary MAXIJ1820+070 observed through polarized light during its 2018 outburst

Ilia A. Kosenkov, Alexandra Veledina, Andrei V. Berdyugin +6

We describe the first complete polarimetric dataset of the entire outburst of a low-mass black hole X-ray binary system and discuss the constraints for geometry and radiative mecha…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 16 cited

Evidence for a rapid decrease in Pluto's atmospheric pressure revealed by a stellar occultation in 2019

K Arimatsu, G. L. Hashimoto, M. Kagitani +4

We report observations of a stellar occultation by Pluto on 2019 July 17. A single-chord high-speed (time resolution s) photometry dataset was obtained with a CMOS camera mo…

astro-ph.GA2020

High-precision polarimetry of nearby stars (d<50 pc) Mapping the interstellar dust and magnetic field inside the Local Bubble

V. Piirola, A. Berdyugin, P. C. Frisch +6

We investigate the linear polarization produced by interstellar dust aligned by the magnetic field in the solar neighborhood (d< 50 pc). We also look for intrinsic effects from cir…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 124 cited

Authenticating the Presence of a Relativistic Massive Black Hole Binary in OJ 287 Using its General Relativity Centenary Flare: Improved Orbital Parameters

Lankeswar Dey, M. J. Valtonen, A. Gopakumar +5

Results from regular monitoring of relativistic compact binaries like PSR 1913+16 are consistent with the dominant (quadrupole) order emission of gravitational waves (GWs). We show…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 25 cited

Evolving optical polarisation of the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+070

A. Veledina, A. V. Berdyugin, I. A. Kosenkov +8

Aims. The optical emission of black hole transients increases by several magnitudes during the X-ray outbursts. Whether the extra light arises from the X-ray heated outer disc, fro…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 81 cited

Stochastic modeling of multiwavelength variability of the classical BL Lac object OJ 287 on timescales ranging from decades to hours

A. Goyal, L. Stawarz, S. Zola +109

We present the results of our power spectral density analysis for the BL Lac object OJ\,287, utilizing the {\it Fermi}-LAT survey at high-energy -rays, {\it Swift}-XRT in X-rays…