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IXPE Simulations for magnetars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2023

Denis González-Caniulef Open the ORCID record for Denis González-Caniulef [Opens in a new window] ,
Ilaria Caiazzo  and
Jeremy Heyl Open the ORCID record for Jeremy Heyl [Opens in a new window]
Denis González-Caniulef
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
Ilaria Caiazzo
Affiliation:
TAPIR, Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics, Mail Code 350-17, Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
Jeremy Heyl
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Abstract

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Due to the rich phenomenology and extreme magnetic conditions, magnetars will be targets of great interest for the upcoming polarimetry space missions. In particular, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), recently launched in December 2021, will operate in the 2–8 keV range. This will open a new window to study the polarized, persistent X-ray emission from magnetars. In this talk, I will present simulations of IXPE observations of magnetars using the IXPEObsSim package. I will discuss future prospect to discriminate between different magnetar’s emission mechanisms, as well as a potential detection of the signal of vacuum birefringence using IXPE.

Keywords

stars: magnetarspolarizationscatteringstars: individual: 4U 0142+61
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Contributed Paper
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 16 , Symposium S363: Neutron Star Astrophysics at the Crossroads: Magnetars and the Multimessenger Revolution , June 2020 , pp. 314 - 317
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