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most citedDramatic Drop in the X-Ray Polarization of Swift J1727.81613 in the Soft Spectral State

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Energy-independent X-Ray Polarization in 4U 1630-47 in the Intermediate State from Spectroscopy and Polarimetry

Elena Seifina, Lev Titarchuk, Paolo Soffitta +4

The IXPE mission enabled measurements of X-ray polarization in accreting binaries. The dependence of the X-ray polarization degree on the binary inclination and the optical depth o…

astro-ph.HE2026

Inelastic scattering effects on polarization predictions for cold and warm atmospheres in the X-rays

J. Podgorný, L. Marra, M. Dovčiak +8

X-ray polarization models of accreting compact objects often assume the so-called Chandrasekhar-Sobolev polarization prescription for elastic Thomson scattering in electron-scatter…

astro-ph.HE2026

IXPE observation of the new magnetar source EP J223759.5+531421

Roberto Taverna, Lorenzo Marra, Roberto Turolla +9

We report on the detection of polarized X-ray emission from the new Galactic magnetar EP J223759.5+531421, discovered by the Einstein Probe Wide-field X-ray Telescope on 2026 June…

astro-ph.IM2026

EXPO: a quantum leap in fast, wide-band X-ray polarimetry for astrophysics

Paolo Soffitta, Sebastien Guillot, Ian Hutchinson +137

The Enhanced X-ray Polarimetry Observatory (EXPO) is a mission concept proposed to ESA as an M8 candidate, with a prospective launch in 2041. Building on the scientific success of…

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X-ray polarization of Z-type neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries -- II. Spectropolarimetric analysis

Andrea Gnarini, Francesco Ursini, Giorgio Matt +8

IXPE has provided for the first time detailed energy- and time-resolved X-ray polarimetry of Z-type neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries (NS-LMXBs) as they move along their color-c…

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The first IXPE view of the eclipsing ADC source 4U 1822-37

A. Anitra, A. Gnarini, T. Di Salvo +17

Accretion-disc corona sources are high-inclination low-mass X-ray binaries in which the innermost regions are hidden and the observed X-ray emission is dominated by radiation scatt…

astro-ph.HE2026

Discovery of Strong Energy-Dependent X-ray Polarization in the Intermediate State of GS 1354-64

Swati Ravi, Lorenzo Marra, James F. Steiner +20

We report the discovery of significant X-ray polarization from the dynamically confirmed black hole X-ray binary (BHXB) GS 1354-64 during its 2025-2026 outburst, obtained with the…

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The long quest for vacuum birefringence in magnetars: 1E 1547.0-5408 and the elusive smoking gun

Roberto Taverna, Roberto Turolla, Lorenzo Marra +7

Magnetars are now known to be among the most strongly polarized celestial sources in X-rays. Here we report on the observation of the magnetar 1E 1547.0-5408 per…