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most citedComprehensive UV and Optical spectral analysis of Cygnus X-1: Stellar and wind parameters, abundances, and evolutionary implications

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astro-ph.HE2025

Variability of X-ray polarization of Cyg X-1

Vadim Kravtsov, Anastasiia Bocharova, Alexandra Veledina +31

We present the results of a three-year X-ray, optical, and radio polarimetric monitoring campaign of the prototypical black hole X-ray binary Cyg X-1, conducted from 2022 to 2024.…

astro-ph.HE2025

X-ray polarization of accreting black holes: Cyg X-1 and Swift J1727.8-1613

M. Brigitte, J. Svoboda

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer is an X-ray observatory measuring the X-ray polarization in the 2-8 keV energy range. Highly sensitive to the system's geometry, X-ray polari…

astro-ph.HE2025

Disentangling the stellar atmosphere and the focused wind in different accretion states of Cygnus X-1

M. Brigitte, P. Hadrava, B. Kubátová +8

In high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs), the compact object accretes the strong stellar wind of an O-B supergiant companion star. X-ray flux variations alter the stellar wind's ionizat…

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

Recovery of the X-ray polarisation of Swift J1727.81613 after the soft-to-hard spectral transition

J. Podgorný, J. Svoboda, M. Dovčiak +34

We report on the detection of X-ray polarisation in the black-hole X-ray binary Swift J1727.81613 during its dim hard spectral state by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (I…

astro-ph.HE2024

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

Jiří Svoboda, Michal Dovčiak, James F. Steiner +34

Black-hole X-ray binaries exhibit different spectral and timing properties in different accretion states. The X-ray outburst of a recently discovered and extraordinarily bright sou…