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pith:2026:L45EFLT7KT4T5YILF3MN6E6WUV

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Impact of Resonant Compton Scattering on Magnetar X-Ray Polarization with QED Vacuum Resonance

Dong Lai, Tu Guo

Resonant Compton scattering can wash out the 90-degree polarization angle swing caused by QED vacuum resonance in magnetar X-rays.

arxiv:2603.08119 v2 · 2026-03-09 · astro-ph.HE

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C1strongest claim

sufficiently strong RCS can wash out the PA swing caused by vacuum resonance. Furthermore, in addition to the QED vacuum resonance effect, significant relativistic signatures arising from plasma drift velocity (β0 ≳ 0.5) may introduce an extra 90° PA swing in the spectrum.

C2weakest assumption

treating vacuum-resonance-induced mode conversion as an input and employing a first-order approximation in RCS optical depth; the validity of the linearization for the range of optical depths and geometries considered is not demonstrated in the abstract.

C3one line summary

A first-order semi-analytical framework shows resonant Compton scattering can erase or add 90-degree polarization angle swings in magnetar soft X-ray spectra depending on magnetic twist and plasma drift velocity.

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[1] Beloborodov, A. M. 2002, Astrophys. J. Lett., 566, L85, doi: 10.1086/339511 2002 · doi:10.1086/339511

[2] 2022, MNRAS, 514, 5024, doi: 10.1093/mnras/stac1571 2022 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stac1571

[3] C., & Thompson, C 1992 · doi:10.1086/186413

[4] 2003, MNRAS, 344, 1000, doi: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06897.x 2003 · doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06521.x

[5] 2003, MNRAS, 344, 1000, doi: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06897.x 2003 · doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06047.x

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arxiv: 2603.08119 · arxiv_version: 2603.08119v2 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2603.08119 · pith_short_12: L45EFLT7KT4T · pith_short_16: L45EFLT7KT4T5YIL · pith_short_8: L45EFLT7

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