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astro-ph.HE2026

Tracking down the broadband polarimetric properties of PG 1553+113

Riccardo Middei, Svetlana G. Jorstad, Alan P. Marscher +78

We report on a nine-month monitoring campaign of the blazar PG 1553+113, relying on three observations carried out in 2025 with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) and su…

astro-ph.HE2026

Magnetic-field Order in the Southwestern Rim of RCW 86 Constrained Using X-Ray Polarimetry

Stefano Silvestri, Dmitry Prokhorov, Jacco Vink +97

RCW 86 is a supernova remnant whose origin has recently been linked to an off-center explosion within a cavity created by its progenitor star. In the southwestern region, the forwa…

astro-ph.HE2025

Detection of Compton scattering in the jet of 3C 84

Ioannis Liodakis, Sudip Chakraborty, Frédéric Marin +77

3C 84 is the brightest cluster galaxy in the Perseus Cluster. It is among the closest radio-loud active galaxies and among the very few that can be detected from low frequency radi…

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★ 18 cited

A second view on the X-ray polarization of NGC 4151 with IXPE

V. E. Gianolli, S. Bianchi, E. Kammoun +21

We report on the second observing program of the active galactic nucleus NGC 4151 with simultaneous Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE; {\sim}750 ks), NuSTAR ({\sim}60 ks), X…

astro-ph.HE2024

An IXPE-Led X-ray Spectro-Polarimetric Campaign on the Soft State of Cygnus X-1: X-ray Polarimetric Evidence for Strong Gravitational Lensing

James F. Steiner, Edward Nathan, Kun Hu +134

We present the first X-ray spectropolarimetric results for Cygnus X-1 in its soft state from a campaign of five IXPE observations conducted during 2023 May-June. Companion multiwav…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 14 cited

Discovery of a shock-compressed magnetic field in the north-western rim of the young supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 with X-ray polarimetry

Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Dmitry Prokhorov, Niccolò Bucciantini +99

Supernova remnants (SNRs) provide insights into cosmic-ray acceleration and magnetic field dynamics at shock fronts. Recent X-ray polarimetric measurements by the Imaging X-ray Pol…

astro-ph.HE2024

Investigating the Properties of the Relativistic Jet and Hot Corona in AGN with X-ray Polarimetry

Dawoon E. Kim, Laura Di Gesu, Frédéric Marin +6

X-ray polarimetry has been suggested as a prominent tool for investigating the geometrical and physical properties of the emissions from active galactic nuclei (AGN). The successfu…

astro-ph.HE2024

First detection of polarization in X-rays for PSR B0540-69 and its nebula

Fei Xie, Josephine Wong, Fabio La Monaca +100

We report on X-ray polarization measurements of the extra-galactic Crab-like PSR B0540-69 and its Pulsar Wind Nebula (PWN) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using a ~850 ks Imag…

astro-ph.HE2024

X-Ray Polarimetry of the Dipping Accreting Neutron Star 4U 1624-49

M. Lynne Saade, Philip Kaaret, Andrea Gnarini +98

We present the first X-ray polarimetric study of the dipping accreting neutron star 4U 162449 with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). We report a detection of polari…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 33 cited

Detection of X-ray Polarization from the Blazar 1ES 1959+650 with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

Manel Errando, Ioannis Liodakis, Alan P. Marscher +142

Observations of linear polarization in the 2-8 keV energy range with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) explore the magnetic field geometry and dynamics of the regions g…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 22 cited

Discovery of a strong rotation of the X-ray polarization angle in the galactic burster GX 13+1

Anna Bobrikova, Sofia V. Forsblom, Alessandro Di Marco +106

Weakly magnetized neutron stars in X-ray binaries show complex phenomenology with several spectral components that can be associated with the accretion disk, boundary and/or spread…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 27 cited

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

John Rankin, Fabio La Monaca, Alessandro Di Marco +101

Cir X-1 is a neutron star X-ray binary characterized by strong variations in flux during its eccentric 16.6 days orbit. There are also strong variations in the spectral state…

astro-ph.HE2023

X-ray Polarization of the Eastern Lobe of SS 433

Philip Kaaret, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Stefano Silvestri +103

How astrophysical systems translate the kinetic energy of bulk motion into the acceleration of particles to very high energies is a pressing question. SS 433 is a microquasar that…

astro-ph.HE2023

Multi-wavelength observations of the lensed quasar PKS 1830211 during the 2019 -ray flare

S. Vercellone, I. Donnarumma, C. Pittori +32

PKS 1830211 is a -ray emitting, high-redshift (z ), lensed flat-spectrum radio quasar. During the period mid-February to mid-April 2019, this source underw…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 3 cited

The High Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P): the most powerful jets through the lens of a superb X-ray eye

Lea Marcotulli, Marco Ajello, Markus Böttcher +20

A fraction of the active supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies in our Universe are capable of launching extreme kiloparsec-long relativistic jets. These jets are know…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 2 cited

The detection of polarized x-ray emission from the magnetar 1E 2259+586

Jeremy Heyl, Roberto Taverna, Roberto Turolla +98

We report on IXPE, NICER and XMM-Newton observations of the magnetar 1E 2259+586. We find that the source is significantly polarized at about or above 20% for all phases except for…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 39 cited

Highly Significant Detection of X-Ray Polarization from the Brightest Accreting Neutron Star Sco X-1

Fabio La Monaca, Alessandro Di Marco, Juri Poutanen +116

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) measured with high significance the X-ray polarization of the brightest Z-source Scorpius X-1, resulting in the nominal 2-8 keV energy…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 4 cited

Tracking the X-ray Polarization of the Black Hole Transient Swift J1727.8-1613 during a State Transition

Adam Ingram, Niek Bollemeijer, Alexandra Veledina +120

We report on an observational campaign on the bright black hole X-ray binary Swift J1727.81613 centered around five observations by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)…

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

The Polarized Cosmic Hand: IXPE Observations of PSR B1509-58/MSH 15-52

Roger W. Romani, Josephine Wong, Niccolo Di Lalla +99

We describe IXPE polarization observations of the Pulsar Wind Nebula (PWN) MSH15-52, the `Cosmic Hand'. We find X-ray polarization across the PWN, with B field vectors generally al…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 2 cited

Discovery of X-ray Polarization from the Black Hole Transient Swift J1727.8-1613

Alexandra Veledina, Fabio Muleri, Michal Dovciak +113

We report the first detection of the X-ray polarization of the bright transient Swift J1727.8-1613 with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. The observation was performed at the…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 26 cited

First X-ray polarization measurement confirms the low black-hole spin in LMC X-3

Jiří Svoboda, Michal Dovčiak, James F. Steiner +109

X-ray polarization is a powerful tool to investigate the geometry of accreting material around black holes, allowing independent measurements of the black hole spin and orientation…

astro-ph.HE2023

Magnetic structures and turbulence in SN 1006 revealed with imaging X-ray polarimetry

Ping Zhou, Dmitry Prokhorov, Riccardo Ferrazzoli +99

Young supernova remnants (SNRs) strongly modify surrounding magnetic fields, which in turn play an essential role in accelerating cosmic rays (CRs). X-ray polarization measurements…