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Article: The Polarized Cosmic Hand: IXPE Observations of PSR B1509-58/MSH 15-52

TitleThe Polarized Cosmic Hand: IXPE Observations of PSR B1509-58/MSH 15-52
Authors
Issue Date1-Nov-2023
PublisherAmerican Astronomical Society
Citation
Astrophysical Journal, 2023, v. 957, n. 1, p. 1-9 How to Cite?
AbstractWe describe IXPE polarization observations of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) MSH 15-5(2), the "Cosmic Hand." We find X-ray polarization across the PWN, with B-field vectors generally aligned with filamentary X-ray structures. High-significance polarization is seen in arcs surrounding the pulsar and toward the end of the "jet," with polarization degree PD > 70%, thus approaching the maximum allowed synchrotron value. In contrast, the base of the jet has lower polarization, indicating a complex magnetic field at significant angle to the jet axis. We also detect significant polarization from PSR B1509-58 itself. Although only the central pulse phase bin of the pulse has high individual significance, flanking bins provide lower-significance detections and, in conjunction with the X-ray image and radio polarization, can be used to constrain rotating vector model solutions for the pulsar geometry.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/339980
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2023 Impact Factor: 4.8
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.905
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dc.contributor.authorDi Lalla, N-
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dc.contributor.authorNg, CY-
dc.contributor.authorFerrazzoli, R-
dc.contributor.authorDi Marco, A-
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dc.date.accessioned2024-03-11T10:40:46Z-
dc.date.available2024-03-11T10:40:46Z-
dc.date.issued2023-11-01-
dc.identifier.citationAstrophysical Journal, 2023, v. 957, n. 1, p. 1-9-
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/339980-
dc.description.abstractWe describe IXPE polarization observations of the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) MSH 15-5(2), the "Cosmic Hand." We find X-ray polarization across the PWN, with B-field vectors generally aligned with filamentary X-ray structures. High-significance polarization is seen in arcs surrounding the pulsar and toward the end of the "jet," with polarization degree PD > 70%, thus approaching the maximum allowed synchrotron value. In contrast, the base of the jet has lower polarization, indicating a complex magnetic field at significant angle to the jet axis. We also detect significant polarization from PSR B1509-58 itself. Although only the central pulse phase bin of the pulse has high individual significance, flanking bins provide lower-significance detections and, in conjunction with the X-ray image and radio polarization, can be used to constrain rotating vector model solutions for the pulsar geometry.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherAmerican Astronomical Society-
dc.relation.ispartofAstrophysical Journal-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleThe Polarized Cosmic Hand: IXPE Observations of PSR B1509-58/MSH 15-52-
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