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Evidence of vacuum birefringence from the polarisation of the optical emission from an Isolated Neutron Star
R. P. Mignani, V. Testa, D. Gonzalez Caniulef +5
Isolated Neutron Stars are some of the most exciting stellar objects known to astronomers: they have the most extreme magnetic fields, with values up to G, and, with the…
A Comment on "A note on polarized light from Magnetars: QED effects and axion-like particles" by L.M. Capparelli, L. Maiani and A.D. Polosa
R. Turolla, S. Zane, R. Taverna +4
The recent detection of a large polarization degree in the optical emission of an isolated neutron star led to the suggestion that this has been the first evidence of vacuum polari…
Evidence for vacuum birefringence from the first optical polarimetry measurement of the isolated neutron star RX\, J1856.53754
R. P. Mignani, V. Testa, D. Gonzalez Caniulef +4
The "Magnificent Seven" (M7) are a group of radio-quiet Isolated Neutron Stars (INSs) discovered in the soft X-rays through their purely thermal surface emission. Owing to the larg…
Polarized thermal emission from X-ray Dim Isolated Neutron Stars: the case of RX J1856.5-3754
Denis Gonzalez Caniulef, Silvia Zane, Roberto Taverna +2
The observed polarization properties of thermal radiation from isolated, cooling neutron stars depend on both the emission processes at the surface and the effects of the magnetize…
Polarization of neutron star surface emission: a systematic analysis
Roberto Taverna, Roberto Turolla, Denis Gonzalez Caniulef +3
New-generation X-ray polarimeters currently under development promise to open a new window in the study of high-energy astrophysical sources. Among them, neutron stars appear parti…