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20202026
most citedXL-Calibur -- a second-generation balloon-borne hard X-ray polarimetry mission

68 citations · 89 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

Refined Constraints on the Hard X-ray Polarization of the Crab Pulsar and Nebula Derived from an Extended XL-Calibur Dataset

Matthew G. Baring, Jacob Casey, Sohee Chun +26

We present updated hard X-ray polarization measurements of the Crab pulsar and nebula obtained with the balloon-borne polarimeter XL-Calibur in the ~19-64 keV energy range. During…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

XL-Calibur Polarimetry of Cyg X-1 Further Constrains the Origin of its Hard-state X-ray Emission

Hisamitsu Awaki, Matthew G. Baring, Richard Bose +36

The balloon-borne hard X-ray polarimetry mission XL-Calibur observed the Black Hole X-ray Binary (BHXRB) Cygnus X-1 (Cyg X-1) during its nearly six-day Long Duration Balloon (LDB)…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

XL-Calibur measurements of polarised hard X-ray emission from the Crab

Hisamitsu Awaki, Matthew G. Baring, Richard Bose +46

We report measurements of the linear polarisation degree (PD) and angle (PA) for hard X-ray emission from the Crab pulsar and wind nebula. Measurements were made with the XL-Calibu…

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.IM2024★ 3 cited

Systematic effects on a Compton polarimeter at the focus of an X-ray mirror

M. Aoyagi, R. G. Bose, S. Chun +23

XL-Calibur is a balloon-borne Compton polarimeter for X-rays in the 15-80 keV range. Using an X-ray mirror with a 12 m focal length for collecting photons onto a beryllium sc…

astro-ph.IM2023

ASCENT - A balloon-borne hard X-ray imaging spectroscopy telescope using transition edge sensor microcalorimeter detectors

Fabian Kislat, Daniel Becker, Douglas Bennett +26

Core collapse supernovae are thought to be one of the main sources in the galaxy of elements heavier than iron. Understanding the origin of the elements is thus tightly linked to o…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 12 cited

The design and performance of the XL-Calibur anticoincidence shield

N. K. Iyer, M. Kiss, M. Pearce +31

The XL-Calibur balloon-borne hard X-ray polarimetry mission comprises a Compton-scattering polarimeter placed at the focal point of an X-ray mirror. The polarimeter is housed withi…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 68 cited

XL-Calibur -- a second-generation balloon-borne hard X-ray polarimetry mission

Q. Abarr, H. Awaki, M. G. Baring +38

XL-Calibur is a hard X-ray (15-80 keV) polarimetry mission operating from a stabilised balloon-borne platform in the stratosphere. It builds on heritage from the X-Calibur mission,…