IXPE simulations for magnetars - González-Caniulef, Denis; Caiazzo, Ilaria; Heyl, Jeremy (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2023)
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.
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Keywords: article; Astronomy and Astrophysics -- Space and Planetary Science