IXPE Measures X-ray Polarization of Magnetar Outburst

Jun 6, 2025 - 15:45
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IXPE Measures X-ray Polarization of Magnetar Outburst
This illustration depicts IXPE’s measurements of X-ray polarization emitting from 1E 1841-045. Image credit: Michela Rigoselli / Italian National Institute of Astrophysics.

Astronomers using NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) focused on 1E 1841-045, a magnetar located in the supernova remnant (SNR) Kes 73 nearly 28,000 light-years from Earth.

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