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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Published in:	The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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
Subjects:	X-ray sources Galactic radio sources High mass x-ray binary stars Relativistic jets
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ace2c9

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