X-ray Polarization Signatures from Comptonization by Magnetic Reconnection Plasmoids

arXiv:2605.26065 · astro-ph.HE · Submitted 2026-05-25 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-05-25

Updated: 2026-09-12

Comments: Published in ApJL

Journal ref: The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 1008:L37 (6pp), 2026 September 10

DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ae99de

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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