IXPE measures 7.9% polarization in 4U 1822-37 with energy dependence and eclipse variation consistent with scattering in an extended corona at high inclination.
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Simulations of subcritical X-ray pulsar accretion channels show vacuum polarization dominating plasma birefringence, enhancing cyclotron features and radiative deceleration, producing a polarization sign change above resonance, and a positive correlation between cyclotron centroid energy and accret
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The first IXPE view of the eclipsing ADC source 4U 1822-37
IXPE measures 7.9% polarization in 4U 1822-37 with energy dependence and eclipse variation consistent with scattering in an extended corona at high inclination.
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Vacuum polarization and cyclotron resonance effects on radiative transfer and plasma deceleration in subcritical X-ray pulsars
Simulations of subcritical X-ray pulsar accretion channels show vacuum polarization dominating plasma birefringence, enhancing cyclotron features and radiative deceleration, producing a polarization sign change above resonance, and a positive correlation between cyclotron centroid energy and accret