X-Ray Polarized View of the Accretion Geometry in the X-Ray Binary Circinus X-1

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公開日
2024-01-01
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journal article
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  • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  • https://iopscience.iop.org/info/page/text-and-data-mining
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  • 10.3847/2041-8213/ad1832
  • 10.48550/arxiv.2311.04632
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American Astronomical Society

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Cir X-1 is a neutron star X-ray binary characterized by strong variations in flux during its eccentric ∼16.6 day orbit. There are also strong variations in the spectral state, and it has historically shown both atoll and Z state properties. We observed the source with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer during two orbital segments, 6 days apart, for a total of 263 ks. We find an X-ray polarization degree in these segments of 1.6% ± 0.3% and 1.4% ± 0.3% at polarization angles of 37° ± 5° and −12° ± 7°, respectively. Thus, we observed a rotation of the polarization angle by 49° ± 8° along the orbit. Because variations of accretion flow, and then of the hardness ratio, are expected during the orbit, we also studied the polarization binned in hardness ratio and found the polarization angle differing by 67° ± 11° between the lowest and highest values of the hardness ratio. We discuss possible interpretations of this result that could indicate a possible misalignment between the symmetry axes of the accretion disk and the Comptonizing region caused by the misalignment of the neutron star’s angular momentum with respect to the orbital one.</jats:p>

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