Evidence for a Black Hole Spin–Orbit Misalignment in the X-Ray Binary Cyg X-1

Recently, the accretion geometry of the black hole X-ray binary Cyg X-1 was probed with the X-ray polarization. The position angle of the X-ray-emitting flow was found to be aligned with the position angle of the radio jet in the plane of the sky. At the same time, the observed high polarization deg...

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Main Authors: Andrzej A. Zdziarski, Alexandra Veledina, Michał Szanecki, David A. Green, Joe S. Bright, David R. A. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ace2c9