Detection of X-Ray Polarization from the Blazar 1ES 1959+650 with the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer
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Published:2024-02-21
Issue:1
Volume:963
Page:5
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ISSN:0004-637X
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Container-title:The Astrophysical Journal
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Short-container-title:ApJ
Author:
Errando ManelORCID, Liodakis IoannisORCID, Marscher Alan P.ORCID, Marshall Herman L.ORCID, Middei Riccardo, Negro MichelaORCID, Peirson Abel LawrenceORCID, Perri MatteoORCID, Puccetti SimonettaORCID, Rabinowitz Pazit L.ORCID, Agudo IvánORCID, Jorstad Svetlana G.ORCID, Savchenko Sergey S., Blinov Dmitry, Bourbah Ioakeim G.ORCID, Kiehlmann SebastianORCID, Kontopodis Evangelos, Mandarakas NikosORCID, Romanopoulos Stylianos, Skalidis Raphael, Vervelaki AnnaORCID, Aceituno Francisco José, Bernardos Maria I., Bonnoli GiacomoORCID, Casanova Víctor, Agís-González BeatrizORCID, Husillos CésarORCID, Marchini AlessandroORCID, Sota AlfredoORCID, Kouch Pouya M.ORCID, Lindfors Elina, Casadio Carolina, Escudero JuanORCID, Myserlis IoannisORCID, Imazawa Ryo, Sasada Mahito, Fukazawa Yasushi, Kawabata Koji S., Uemura Makoto, Mizuno TsunefumiORCID, Nakaoka Tatsuya, Akitaya HiroshiORCID, Gurwell MarkORCID, Keating Garrett K.ORCID, Rao Ramprasad, Ingram AdamORCID, Massaro FrancescoORCID, Antonelli Lucio AngeloORCID, Bonino RaffaellaORCID, Cavazzuti ElisabettaORCID, Chen Chien-TingORCID, Cibrario NicolòORCID, Ciprini StefanoORCID, De Rosa AlessandraORCID, Di Gesu LauraORCID, Di Pierro Federico, Donnarumma ImmacolataORCID, Ehlert Steven R.ORCID, Fenu Francesco, Gau EphraimORCID, Karas VladimirORCID, Kim Dawoon E.ORCID, Krawczynski HenricORCID, Laurenti MarcoORCID, Lisalda LindseyORCID, López-Coto Rubén, Madejski Grzegorz, Marin FrédéricORCID, Marinucci AndreaORCID, Mitsuishi Ikuyuki, Muleri FabioORCID, Pacciani Luigi, Paggi Alessandro, Petrucci Pierre-OlivierORCID, Rodriguez Cavero NicoleORCID, Romani Roger W.ORCID, Tavecchio FabrizioORCID, Tugliani StefanoORCID, Wu KinwahORCID, Bachetti MatteoORCID, Baldini LucaORCID, Baumgartner Wayne H.ORCID, Bellazzini RonaldoORCID, Bianchi StefanoORCID, Bongiorno Stephen D.ORCID, Brez AlessandroORCID, Bucciantini NiccolòORCID, Capitanio FiammaORCID, Castellano SimoneORCID, Costa EnricoORCID, Del Monte EttoreORCID, Di Lalla NiccolòORCID, Di Marco AlessandroORCID, Doroshenko VictorORCID, Dovčiak MichalORCID, Enoto TeruakiORCID, Evangelista YuriORCID, Fabiani SergioORCID, Ferrazzoli RiccardoORCID, Garcia Javier A.ORCID, Gunji ShuichiORCID, Hayashida Kiyoshi, Heyl JeremyORCID, Iwakiri WataruORCID, Kaaret PhilipORCID, Kislat FabianORCID, Kitaguchi Takao, Kolodziejczak Jeffery J.ORCID, La Monaca FabioORCID, Latronico LucaORCID, Maldera SimoneORCID, Manfreda AlbertoORCID, Matt GiorgioORCID, Ng C.-Y.ORCID, O’Dell Stephen L.ORCID, Omodei NicolaORCID, Oppedisano ChiaraORCID, Papitto AlessandroORCID, Pavlov George G.ORCID, Pesce-Rollins MelissaORCID, Pilia MauraORCID, Possenti AndreaORCID, Poutanen JuriORCID, Ramsey Brian D.ORCID, Rankin JohnORCID, Ratheesh AjayORCID, Roberts Oliver J.ORCID, Sgrò CarmeloORCID, Slane PatrickORCID, Soffitta PaoloORCID, Spandre GloriaORCID, Swartz Douglas A.ORCID, Tamagawa ToruORCID, Taverna RobertoORCID, Tawara Yuzuru, Tennant Allyn F.ORCID, Thomas Nicholas E.ORCID, Tombesi FrancescoORCID, Trois AlessioORCID, Tsygankov Sergey S.ORCID, Turolla RobertoORCID, Vink JaccoORCID, Weisskopf Martin C.ORCID, Xie FeiORCID, Zane SilviaORCID
Abstract
Abstract
Observations of linear polarization in the 2–8 keV energy range with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) explore the magnetic field geometry and dynamics of the regions generating nonthermal radiation in relativistic jets of blazars. These jets, particularly in blazars whose spectral energy distribution peaks at X-ray energies, emit X-rays via synchrotron radiation from high-energy particles within the jet. IXPE observations of the X-ray-selected BL Lac–type blazar 1ES 1959+650 on 2022 May 3–4 showed a significant linear polarization degree of Πx = 8.0% ± 2.3% at an electric-vector position angle ψ
x = 123° ± 8°. However, on 2022 June 9–12, only an upper limit of Πx ≤ 5.1% could be derived (at the 99% confidence level). The degree of optical polarization at that time, ΠO ∼ 5%, is comparable to the X-ray measurement. We investigate possible scenarios for these findings, including temporal and geometrical depolarization effects. Unlike some other X-ray-selected BL Lac objects, there is no significant chromatic dependence of the measured polarization in 1ES 1959+650, and its low X-ray polarization may be attributed to turbulence in the jet flow with dynamical timescales shorter than 1 day.
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