NS parameters from IXPE data of AMPs

Authors
  • A. Di Marco
  • A. Papitto
  • M. Pilia
  • J. Poutanen
Publication date 06-2020
Journal Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volume | Issue number 16 | S363
Pages (from-to) 329-331
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract
IXPE is a NASA/ASI Small Explorer Mission. It will probe the X-ray polarization properties of celestial sources. In particular, for Accretion-powered Millisecond Pulsars (AMPs), IXPE can provide us with unique information on their geometry. These information together with pulse shape modelling will strongly boost the achievable sensitivity on measuring the AMPs mass and the radius. As a case-study, we simulated an observation of SAXJ1808.4-3658 and studied the accuracy that can be achieved in the measured time-dependent Stokes profiles. From these data we estimated how well IXPE will be able to constraint NS geometrical parameters, such as the inclination and hot-spot co-latitude angles.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921322000874
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