The Polarized Cosmic Hand: IXPE Observations of PSR B1509-58/MSH 15-52
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985815%3A_____%2F23%3A00582164" target="_blank" >RIV/67985815:_____/23:00582164 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0350234" target="_blank" >https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0350234</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acfa02" target="_blank" >10.3847/1538-4357/acfa02</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Polarized Cosmic Hand: IXPE Observations of PSR B1509-58/MSH 15-52
Original language description
We describe IXPE polarization observations of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) MSH 15-52, the “Cosmic Hand.” We find X-ray polarization across the PWN, with B-field vectors generally aligned with filamentary X-ray structures. High-significance polarization is seen in arcs surrounding the pulsar and toward the end of the “jet,” with polarization degree PD > 70%, thus approaching the maximum allowed synchrotron value. In contrast, the base of the jet has lower polarization, indicating a complex magnetic field at significant angle to the jet axis. We also detect significant polarization from PSR B1509-58 itself. Although only the central pulse phase bin of the pulse has high individual significance, flanking bins provide lower-significance detections and, in conjunction with the X-ray image and radio polarization, can be used to constrain rotating vector model solutions for the pulsar geometry.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - 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)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Astrophysical Journal
ISSN
0004-637X
e-ISSN
1538-4357
Volume of the periodical
957
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
23
UT code for WoS article
001102718200001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85176270403