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astro-ph.HE2026

X-ray polarization of the Compton-thin Seyfert galaxy NGC 5506 with IXPE

Daniele Tagliacozzo, Alessandro Leonardo Lai, Andrea Gnarini +14

We report on the observation of the Compton-thin Seyfert galaxy NGC~5506 performed with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). The observation, with a net observing time of…

astro-ph.HE2026

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…

astro-ph.HE2026

X-Ray Polarization from the Gamma-Ray Binary LS I +61 303

Philip Kaaret, Sudip Chakraborty, Daniel Golonka +5

The gamma-ray emitting binary stellar system LS I +61 303 was observed with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) on two successive orbits over orbital phases of 0.74 to 1.…

astro-ph.HE2026

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

X-Ray Polarization from the Atoll 4U 1735-44 Suggests a Low Inclination

M. A. Díaz Teodori, A. Bobrikova, A. Gnarini +17

X-ray polarimetry is a new tool capable of probing the geometry of accretion onto weakly magnetized neutron stars. Here we present the first X-ray spectropolarimetric results from…

astro-ph.HE2026

XPE and VLT /FORS2 polarimetry challenge the Seyfert-1.9 classification of MCG-05-23-16

Frédéric Marin, Daniele Tagliacozzo, Francesco Ursini +21

We report the third observation of the Seyfert-1.9 active galactic nucleus (AGN) MCG-05-23-16 with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (\textit{IXPE}), together with optical spe…

astro-ph.HE2026

Discovery of High X-Ray Polarization from the Neutron Star Low-Mass X-Ray Binary Cyg X-2 in the Horizontal Branch

Andrea Gnarini, Swati Ravi, Philip Kaaret +17

We present results from simultaneous X-ray polarimetric and spectroscopic observations of the bright neutron star low-mass X-ray binary Cyg X-2, performed by the Imaging X-ray Pola…

astro-ph.HE2025

The First X-Ray Polarimetry of an Eclipsing Low-Mass X-Ray Binary: Serendipitous IXPE Observation of AX J1745.6-2901

Romana Mikušincová, Lorenzo Marra, Hemanth Manikantan +38

We present the first X-ray polarimetric measurement of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary system AX J1745.6-2901 conducted by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) sate…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 3 cited

The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) Community Science Book

Michael Koss, Nafisa Aftab, Steven W. Allen +395

The AXIS Community Science Book represents the collective effort of 592 scientists worldwide to define the transformative science enabled by the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (A…

astro-ph.HE2025

What's the Buzz About GX 13+1? Constraining Coronal Geometry with QUEEN-BEE: A Bayesian Nested Sampling Framework for X-ray Polarization Rotation Analysis

Swati Ravi, Mason Ng, Herman L. Marshall +1

Observations from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) have revealed electric vector position angle (EVPA) rotation in several neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries, includ…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

X-ray polarization in radio-quiet AGN: Insights from the wedge corona model using Monte Carlo simulations

D. Tagliacozzo, S. Bianchi. V. Gianolli, A. Gnarini +4

In this study, we present novel calculations of X-ray polarization from radio-quiet and unobscured active galactic nuclei (AGNs) using the Monte Carlo code MONK, which includes all…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 6 cited

X-ray polarization of Z-type neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries -- I. Model-independent, time-resolved X-ray polarimetry

Andrea Gnarini, Francesco Ursini, Giorgio Matt +6

Z-sources are a particular class of neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries characterized by a wide Z-like track in their hard colorsoft color (or hardness-intensity) diagrams, with t…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Exploring MAXI J1744-294: IXPE insights into a Newly Discovered X-ray Transient

Lorenzo Marra, Romana Mikušincová, Federico M. Vincentelli +33

We present the first IXPE spectro-polarimetric observation of the black hole candidate MAXI J1744294, a transient X-ray source discovered during a bright 2025 outburst in the Ga…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

X-ray spectro-polarimetry analysis of the weakly magnetized neutron star X-ray binary GX 9+1

Antonella Tarana, Fiamma Capitanio, Andrea Gnarini +14

We present an X-ray spectro-polarimetric study of the weakly magnetized neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GX 9+1, utilizing data from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)…

astro-ph.HE2025

Unveiling the reflection spectrum in the ultracompact LMXB 4U 1820-30

A. Anitra, A. Gnarini, T. Di Salvo +12

4U 1820-30 is a ultracompact X-ray binary located in the globular cluster NGC 6624, consisting of a neutron star accreting material from a helium white dwarf companion characterize…

astro-ph.HE2024

First spectropolarimetric observation of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GX 3+1

Andrea Gnarini, Ruben Farinelli, Francesco Ursini +11

We report the first simultaneous X-ray spectropolarimetric observation of the bright atoll neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GX 3+1, performed by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Exp…

astro-ph.HE2024

The IXPE View of Neutron Star Low-Mass X-ray Binaries

Francesco Ursini, Andrea Gnarini, Fiamma Capitanio +9

Low-mass X-ray binaries hosting weakly magnetized neutron stars (NS-LMXBs) are among the brightest sources in the X-ray sky. Since 2021, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXP…

astro-ph.HE2024

X-ray spectropolarimetry of the bright atoll Serpens X-1

F. Ursini, A. Gnarini, S. Bianchi +11

We present simultaneous X-ray polarimetric and spectral observations of the bright atoll source Ser~X-1 carried out with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), NICER, and N…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 11 cited

Constraining the geometry of the dipping atoll 4U 1624-49 with X-ray spectroscopy and polarimetry

Andrea Gnarini, M. Lynne Saade, Francesco Ursini +6

We present the spectro-polarimetric results obtained from simultaneous X-ray observations with IXPE, NuSTAR and NICER of the dipping neutron star X-ray binary 4U 1624-49. This sour…

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

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★ 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

Polarised light from accreting low mass X-ray binaries

F. Capitanio, A. Gnarini, S. Fabiani +5

Thanks to IXPE , the X-ray spectro-polarimeter launched at the end of 2021, X-ray polarimetry has finally become an extraordinary tool in investigating the physics of accretion in…

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…