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Unchanged X-Ray Polarization during Accretion Dips in the Low Hard State of Cygnus X-1

  • Authors: Yu-Shan Ling, Fei Xie, Alessandro Di Marco, Fabio La Monaca, Ming-Yu Ge

Yu-Shan Ling et al 2026 The Astrophysical Journal 1011 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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Cyg X-1 polarization in the soft, hard, and intermediate states. Allowed regions are at a 90% confidence level (CL). The polarization angles across different spectral states align closely with the radio jet direction, which has a position angle of −27° ± 8° (J. C. A. Miller-Jones et al. 2021).

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