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most citedPolarized x-rays constrain the disk-jet geometry in the black hole x-ray binary Cygnus X-1

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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…

astro-ph.IM2025

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…

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

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…

astro-ph.HE2025

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…

astro-ph.HE2025

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…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

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…

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

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…

astro-ph.HE2025

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…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 9 cited

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.…

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Sub-second optical/near-infrared quasi-periodic oscillations from the black hole X-ray transient Swift J1727.8-1613

F. M. Vincentelli, T. Shahbaz, P. Casella +14

We report on the detection of optical/near-infrared (O-IR) quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) from the black hole X-ray transient Swift J1727.8-1613. We obtained three X-ray and O-…

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The very high X-ray polarisation of accreting black hole IGRJ17091-3624 in the hard state

Melissa Ewing, Maxime Parra, Guglielmo Mastroserio +26

We report the first detection of the X-ray polarisation of the transient black hole X-ray binary IGRJ17091-3624 taken with the Imaging X-ray polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) in March 20…