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First detection of X-ray polarization in the symbiotic X-ray binary 4U 1954+319 with IXPE #17464




AuthorsSalganik, Alexander; Kong, Lingda; Forsblom, Sofia V.; Zhou, Menglei; Liu, Honghui; Tsygankov, Sergey S.; Santangelo, Andrea; Poutanen, Juri

Publication year2025

Book title Astronomer’s Telegram

Series titleAstronomer's Telegram

Number in series17464

ISSN1920-406X

Publication's open availability at the time of reportingOpen Access

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Web address https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17464


Abstract

The symbiotic X-ray binary 4U 1954+319 hosts a slowly rotating pulsar with a spin period of about 5 h (ATel #797), one of the longest among known accreting neutron stars.



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