First IXPE Observations of the Accreting X-ray Pulsar Her X-1
Abstract
Theoretical models for the X-ray emission of accretion-powered pulsars predict a high degree and a strong spin-phase dependence of the X-ray polarization. Using observations of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer of the accreting pulsar Her X-1, we were able to test these predictions for the first time ever.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting #240
- Pub Date:
- June 2022
- Bibcode:
- 2022AAS...24024603C