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Breaking the symmetry: X-ray polarization from a spreading layer on a tilted weakly magnetized neutron star
Anna Bobrikova, Alexandra Veledina, Juri Poutanen +1
When modeling the emission from an X-ray binary system, we often assume that the rotational axis of the compact object is aligned with that of the binary system. While often consid…
CHASE: Channel-Aligned Structure Exploitation for Geometry-Aware Model Engineering
Wei Wang, Wei Jiang, Ziran Liu
Geometric and Spectral Alignment (GSA) characterizes trained networks through spectral concentration, physical-channel alignment, support structure, and changes in singular bases.…
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…
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…
Energy-dependent Optical/Near-infrared and X-ray Correlations in Swift J1727.8-1613
Ruican Ma, Federico Vincentelli, Diego Altamirano +5
We present a timing analysis of the black hole transient Swift J1727.8-1613 during its intermediate state. We use coordinated broadband X-ray observations from Insight-HXMT (2-150…
Peering through the dip: IXPE unveils the extended scattering environment of GX 13+1
Alessandro Di Marco, Fabio La Monaca, Luigi Stella +17
Neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries feature complex accretion geometries, often including an accretion disk corona or disk winds. Here, a study of the highly inclined dipping sour…
Accreting stellar-mass black holes
Greg Marcel, Bailey Tetarenko, Adam Ingram +3
Accreting stellar-mass black holes exhibit dramatic variability across the electromagnetic spectrum, including spectral state transitions, outbursts, and jet production, making the…
The strength of Type-C quasi-periodic oscillations in black hole X-ray binaries correlates with the jet inclination
F. M. Vincentelli, N. Bollemeijer, A. Veledina +10
X-ray quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are a characteristic feature of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs). These oscillations have been studied for decades and revealed a rich and c…
From reflection to scattering: Polarimetric signatures of funnel-type outflows. Modeling obscured ultraluminous X-ray sources
Varpu Ahlberg, Alexandra Veledina, Eugene Churazov +1
Super-Eddington accretion onto compact objects is expected to produce optically thick outflows with a funnel-shaped cavity that may collimate the emission. At inclinations higher t…
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…
X-ray polarization in the soft state of Cyg X-1
A. Niedzwiecki, M. Szanecki, A. Veledina +5
We aim to identify the physical mechanism responsible for the observed X-ray emission and polarization of Cyg X-1 in the soft state. We performed a detailed spectral analysis of X-…
Disc Winds From Accreting Systems in the 2040s
Noel Castro Segura, Virginia Cúneo, Francesco Tombesi +9
What does the temporal evolution of disc winds tell us about accreting systems and the accretion process? Studies of accretion-disc outflows across all mass scales, including accre…
Accretion and Ejection Physics at High Time Resolution
F. M. Vincentelli, P. Casella, A. Veledina +18
Accretion onto compact objects is one of the most fundamental phenomena in the astrophysics, powering some of the most luminous objects in the sky. Along with this, accretion has a…
The multiple facets of millisecond pulsar binaries
A. Miraval Zanon, G. Illiano, F. Ambrosino +17
Millisecond pulsar (MSP) binaries are unique laboratories for studying matter and radiation under extreme conditions that are unattainable on Earth. Recent detections of optical mi…
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…
Super-Eddington Accretion Geometry: a Remarkable Stability of the Hidden Ultraluminous X-Ray Source Cygnus X-3
Romana Mikušincová, Alexandra Veledina, Fabio Muleri +112
We report on the average and orbital phase-resolved polarization of Cyg X-3 in the hard state during the 2023 Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observational campaign. We f…
Optical polarimetry of the accreting black hole X-ray binary Swift J1727.81613 over the state transition and radio ejections
Anagha P. Nitindala, Alexandra Veledina, Vadim Kravtsov +7
We present the first optical () polarimetric observations of Swift J1727.81613 during its 2023--2024 outburst. Observations were performed during the X-ray hard-to-soft sta…
The constraining power of X-ray polarimetry: detailed structure of the intrabinary bow shock in Cygnus X-3
Varpu Ahlberg, Anastasiia Bocharova, Alexandra Veledina
Cygnus X-3 is the only known Galactic high-mass X-ray binary with a Wolf-Rayet companion. Recent X-ray polarimetry results with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer have revealed…
IXPE view of the Sco-like source GX 349+2 in the normal branch
Fabio La Monaca, Anna Bobrikova, Juri Poutanen +6
We present a detailed spectropolarimetric study of the Sco-like Z-source GX 349+2, simultaneously observed with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) and Nuclear Spectrosco…
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…
Probing the Strong Gravity Region of Black Holes with eXTP
Qingcui Bu, Cosimo Bambi, Lijun Gou +42
We present the novel capabilities of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission to study the strong gravity region around stellar-mass black holes in X-ray binary sys…
Spins of Black Holes in X-ray Binaries and the Tension with the Gravitational Wave Measurements
Andrzej A. Zdziarski, Gregoire Marcel, Alexandra Veledina +2
We review current challenges in understanding the values and origin of the spins of black holes in binaries. Thanks to recent advances in astrophysical instrumentation, the spins c…
Gone with the Wind: JWST-MIRI Unveils a Strong Outflow from the Quiescent Stellar-Mass Black Hole A0620-00
Zihao Zuo, Gabriele Cugno, Joseph Michail +15
We present new observations of the black hole X-ray binary A0620-00 using the Mid-Infrared Instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope, during a state where the X-ray luminosity i…
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.…