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X-Ray Polarization Signatures from Comptonization by Magnetic Reconnection Plasmoids

  • Authors: John Groger, Kun Hu, Henric Krawczynski

John Groger et al 2026 The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1008 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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Polarization properties (Stokes Q/I) for τ = 0.9, ﹩{a}_{{\rm{\min }}}=0.4﹩, and Es = 0.15 keV. Positive Q/I-values correspond to electric field vectors being oriented preferentially perpendicular to the reconnection layer.

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