X-ray polarimetry and spectroscopy of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GX 9+9: An in-depth study with IXPE and NuSTAR

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0345569" target="_blank" >https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0345569</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202346541" target="_blank" >10.1051/0004-6361/202346541</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

X-ray polarimetry and spectroscopy of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GX 9+9: An in-depth study with IXPE and NuSTAR

Original language description

We report on a comprehensive analysis of simultaneous X-ray polarimetric and spectral data of the bright atoll source GX 9+9 with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) and NuSTAR. The source is significantly polarized in the 4-8 keV band, with a degree of 2.2%&#x2006, & PLUSMN, &#x2006, 0.5% (uncertainty at the 68% confidence level). The NuSTAR broad-band spectrum clearly shows an iron line, and is well described by a model including thermal disc emission, a Comptonized component, and reflection. From a spectro-polarimetric fit, we obtain an upper limit to the polarization degree of the disc of 4% (at the 99% confidence level), while the contribution of Comptonized and reflected radiation cannot be conclusively separated. However, the polarization is consistent with resulting from a combination of Comptonization in a boundary or spreading layer, plus reflection off the disc, which significantly contributes in any realistic scenario.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Astronomy & Astrophysics

ISSN

0004-6361

e-ISSN

1432-0746

Volume of the periodical

676

Issue of the periodical within the volume

August

Country of publishing house

FR - FRANCE

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

A20

UT code for WoS article

001041583900002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85169416023