Detection of significant X-ray polarization from transient NS-LMXB XTE J1701$-$462 with IXPE and its implication on the coronal geometry. Jayasurya, K. M., Agrawal, V. K., & Chatterjee, R. Technical Report February, 2023. Publication Title: arXiv e-prints ADS Bibcode: 2023arXiv230203396J Type: article
Detection of significant X-ray polarization from transient NS-LMXB XTE J1701$-$462 with IXPE and its implication on the coronal geometry [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
The first spectro-polarimetric analysis of the transient NS-LMXB XTE J1701$-$462 has been carried out using IXPE, NICER and NuSTAR data during its 2022 outburst. We report the significant detection of energy-dependent polarization in the X-ray signal from the source on 2022 September 29 in the $2-4$ keV, $4-8$ keV and $2-8$ keV energy bands with a polarization degree of 3.9 ${\}pm$ 0.3% (10.7${\}sigma$), 5.5 ${\}pm$ 0.6% (9.1${\}sigma$) and 4.5 ${\}pm$ 0.4% (12.6${\}sigma$), respectively. The polarization angle in the overall $2-8$ keV band was found to be ${\}sim 143{\textasciicircum}\{{\}circ\}{\}pm 2{\textasciicircum}\{{\}circ\}$. The spectra were modelled using a combination of thermal emission from an accretion disc, Comptonized emission from the corona and a Gaussian line. From spectro-polarimetric analysis, the polarization degree due to the disc emission was found to have an upper limit of ${\}sim$ 6%, and that of the Comptonized emission was constrained at ${\}sim$ 10.5${\}pm$4.9% (at the 3${\}sigma$ level). The implication of these results on the coronal geometry and emission mechanisms is discussed.
@techreport{jayasuryaDetectionSignificantXray2023,
	title = {Detection of significant {X}-ray polarization from transient {NS}-{LMXB} {XTE} {J1701}\$-\$462 with {IXPE} and its implication on the coronal geometry},
	url = {https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023arXiv230203396J},
	abstract = {The first spectro-polarimetric analysis of the transient NS-LMXB XTE J1701\$-\$462 has been carried out using IXPE, NICER and NuSTAR data during its 2022 outburst. We report the significant detection of energy-dependent polarization in the X-ray signal from the source on 2022 September 29 in the \$2-4\$ keV, \$4-8\$ keV and \$2-8\$ keV energy bands with a polarization degree of 3.9 \${\textbackslash}pm\$ 0.3\% (10.7\${\textbackslash}sigma\$), 5.5 \${\textbackslash}pm\$ 0.6\% (9.1\${\textbackslash}sigma\$) and 4.5 \${\textbackslash}pm\$ 0.4\% (12.6\${\textbackslash}sigma\$), respectively. The polarization angle in the overall \$2-8\$ keV band was found to be \${\textbackslash}sim 143{\textasciicircum}\{{\textbackslash}circ\}{\textbackslash}pm 2{\textasciicircum}\{{\textbackslash}circ\}\$. The spectra were modelled using a combination of thermal emission from an accretion disc, Comptonized emission from the corona and a Gaussian line. From spectro-polarimetric analysis, the polarization degree due to the disc emission was found to have an upper limit of \${\textbackslash}sim\$ 6\%, and that of the Comptonized emission was constrained at \${\textbackslash}sim\$ 10.5\${\textbackslash}pm\$4.9\% (at the 3\${\textbackslash}sigma\$ level). The implication of these results on the coronal geometry and emission mechanisms is discussed.},
	urldate = {2023-02-08},
	author = {Jayasurya, Kiran M. and Agrawal, Vivek K. and Chatterjee, Rwitika},
	month = feb,
	year = {2023},
	note = {Publication Title: arXiv e-prints
ADS Bibcode: 2023arXiv230203396J
Type: article},
	keywords = {Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics},
}

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