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astro-ph.HE2026

Energy-Resolved Limits on Orbital X-ray Polarization Modulation in Cygnus X-1

Sohee Chun, Bert Vander Meulen, Kun Hu +1

Reflection off the companion star and its focused stellar wind is predicted to modulate the X-ray polarization of black hole X-ray binaries at half the orbital period ($P_{\rm orb}…

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.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.HE2025

Unveiling blazar synchrotron emission: a multiwavelength polarimetric study of HSP and LSP populations

Sara Capecchiacci, Ioannis Liodakis, Riccardo Middei +96

Polarimetric properties of blazars allow us to put constraints on the acceleration mechanisms that fuel their powerful jets. By studying the multiwavelength polarimetric behaviour…

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

The Cygnus X-1 Puzzle: Implications of X-ray Polarization Measurements in the Soft and Hard States on the Properties of the Accretion Flow and the Emission Mechanisms

Henric Krawczynski, Kun Hu

In this paper, we summarize key observational constraints of the accretion flow on the black hole X-ray binary Cygnus X-1 (Cyg X-1). The discussion highlights the flows of energy c…

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★ 10 cited

IXPE Observation of the Low-Synchrotron Peaked Blazar S4 0954+65 During An Optical-X-ray Flare

Pouya M. Kouch, Ioannis Liodakis, Francesco Fenu +134

The X-ray polarization observations made possible with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) offer new ways of probing high-energy emission processes in astrophysical jets…

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★ 32 cited

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…