Detection of X-ray polarization from the blazar 1ES 1959+650 with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0353184" target="_blank" >https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0353184</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad1ce4" target="_blank" >10.3847/1538-4357/ad1ce4</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Detection of X-ray polarization from the blazar 1ES 1959+650 with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Observations of linear polarization in the 2-8 keV energy range with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) explore the magnetic field geometry and dynamics of the regions generating nonthermal radiation in relativistic jets of blazars. These jets, particularly in blazars whose spectral energy distribution peaks at X-ray energies, emit X-rays via synchrotron radiation from high-energy particles within the jet. IXPE observations of the X-ray-selected BL Lac-type blazar 1ES 1959+650 on 2022 May 3-4 showed a significant linear polarization degree of pi x = 8.0% +/- 2.3% at an electric-vector position angle psi x = 123 degrees +/- 8 degrees. However, on 2022 June 9-12, only an upper limit of pi x <= 5.1% could be derived (at the 99% confidence level). The degree of optical polarization at that time, pi O similar to 5%, is comparable to the X-ray measurement. We investigate possible scenarios for these findings, including temporal and geometrical depolarization effects. Unlike some other X-ray-selected BL Lac objects, there is no significant chromatic dependence of the measured polarization in 1ES 1959+650, and its low X-ray polarization may be attributed to turbulence in the jet flow with dynamical timescales shorter than 1 day.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Detection of X-ray polarization from the blazar 1ES 1959+650 with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

Popis výsledku anglicky

Observations of linear polarization in the 2-8 keV energy range with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) explore the magnetic field geometry and dynamics of the regions generating nonthermal radiation in relativistic jets of blazars. These jets, particularly in blazars whose spectral energy distribution peaks at X-ray energies, emit X-rays via synchrotron radiation from high-energy particles within the jet. IXPE observations of the X-ray-selected BL Lac-type blazar 1ES 1959+650 on 2022 May 3-4 showed a significant linear polarization degree of pi x = 8.0% +/- 2.3% at an electric-vector position angle psi x = 123 degrees +/- 8 degrees. However, on 2022 June 9-12, only an upper limit of pi x <= 5.1% could be derived (at the 99% confidence level). The degree of optical polarization at that time, pi O similar to 5%, is comparable to the X-ray measurement. We investigate possible scenarios for these findings, including temporal and geometrical depolarization effects. Unlike some other X-ray-selected BL Lac objects, there is no significant chromatic dependence of the measured polarization in 1ES 1959+650, and its low X-ray polarization may be attributed to turbulence in the jet flow with dynamical timescales shorter than 1 day.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Astrophysical Journal

ISSN

0004-637X

e-ISSN

1538-4357

Svazek periodika

963

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

5

Kód UT WoS článku

001183282000001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85185917858