The First X-Ray Polarization Observation of the Black Hole X-Ray Binary 4U 1630-47 in the Steep Power-law State

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985815%3A_____%2F23%3A00582041" target="_blank" >RIV/67985815:_____/23:00582041 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11320/23:10476245

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0350158" target="_blank" >https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0350158</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acfd2c" target="_blank" >10.3847/2041-8213/acfd2c</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The First X-Ray Polarization Observation of the Black Hole X-Ray Binary 4U 1630-47 in the Steep Power-law State

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observed the black hole X-ray binary 4U 1630-47 in the steep power-law (or very high) state. The observations reveal a linear polarization degree of the 2-8 keV X-rays of 6.8% ± 0.2% at a position angle of 21.°3 ± 0.°9 east of north (all errors at 1σ confidence level). Whereas the polarization degree increases with energy, the polarization angle stays constant within the accuracy of our measurements. We compare the polarization of the source in the steep power-law state with the previous IXPE measurement of the source in the high soft state. We find that, even though the source flux and spectral shape are significantly different between the high soft state and the steep power-law state, their polarization signatures are similar. Assuming that the polarization of both the thermal and power-law emission components are constant over time, we estimate the power-law component polarization to be 6.8%-7.0% and note that the polarization angle of the thermal and power-law components must be approximately aligned. We discuss the implications for the origin of the power-law component and the properties of the emitting plasma.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The First X-Ray Polarization Observation of the Black Hole X-Ray Binary 4U 1630-47 in the Steep Power-law State

Popis výsledku anglicky

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observed the black hole X-ray binary 4U 1630-47 in the steep power-law (or very high) state. The observations reveal a linear polarization degree of the 2-8 keV X-rays of 6.8% ± 0.2% at a position angle of 21.°3 ± 0.°9 east of north (all errors at 1σ confidence level). Whereas the polarization degree increases with energy, the polarization angle stays constant within the accuracy of our measurements. We compare the polarization of the source in the steep power-law state with the previous IXPE measurement of the source in the high soft state. We find that, even though the source flux and spectral shape are significantly different between the high soft state and the steep power-law state, their polarization signatures are similar. Assuming that the polarization of both the thermal and power-law emission components are constant over time, we estimate the power-law component polarization to be 6.8%-7.0% and note that the polarization angle of the thermal and power-law components must be approximately aligned. We discuss the implications for the origin of the power-law component and the properties of the emitting plasma.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GX21-06825X" target="_blank" >GX21-06825X: Akreující černé díry v nové éře polarizačních rentgenových misí</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Astrophysical Journal Letters

ISSN

2041-8205

e-ISSN

2041-8213

Svazek periodika

958

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

L8

Kód UT WoS článku

001105907400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85177743587