<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
document.write('<div id="oa_widget"></div>');
document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.openaire.eu/index.php?option=com_openaire&view=widget&format=raw&projectId=undefined&type=result"></script>');
-->
</script>

COPY SCRIPT

For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eu

The IXPE View of Neutron Star Low-Mass X-ray Binaries

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint 04 Aug 2024Embargo end date: 01 Jan 2024 Italy English Publisher:MDPI AGJournal:Galaxies, volume 12, page 43 (eissn: 2075-4434,

Authors: Francesco Ursini; Andrea Gnarini; Fiamma Capitanio; Anna Bobrikova; Massimo Cocchi; Alessandro Di Marco; Sergio Fabiani; +5 Authors

doi: 10.3390/galaxies12040043 , 10.48550/arxiv.2409.07161

arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.07161

handle: 11590/489387

The IXPE View of Neutron Star Low-Mass X-ray Binaries

- Summary
- Subjects
- Metrics

Abstract

Low-mass X-ray binaries hosting weakly magnetized neutron stars (NS-LMXBs) are among the brightest sources in the X-ray sky. Since 2021, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has provided new measurements of the X-ray polarization of these sources. IXPE observations have revealed that most NS-LMXBs are significantly polarized in the X-rays, providing unprecedented insight into the geometry of their accretion flow. In this review paper, we summarize the first results obtained by IXPE on NS-LMXBs, the emerging trends within each class of sources (atoll/Z), and possible physical interpretations.

Country

Italy

Related Organizations

Sapienza University of Rome
Italy
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Italy
Roma Tre University
Italy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio
Italy

View all View all

Keywords

X-ray polarimetry; neutron stars; X-ray binaries, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), X-ray binaries, Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, Astronomy, X-ray polarimetry, FOS: Physical sciences, QB1-991, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, neutron stars, Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)

Impact byBIP!

	citations This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	12
	popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.	Average
	influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	Average
	impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.	Top 10%