NICER observation list: Target ID 668903

Abstract

Accreting weakly magnetized Neutron Stars in X-ray Binaries are amongst the brightest X-ray sources. Thanks to IXPE, there is now the possibility to have X-ray polarimetric data allowing to disentangle parameters/scenarios which at present can equally describe spectral/temporal properties of these sources. IXPE, during its 2nd observing period, will observe Sco X-1, for which there are hints for a polarization above 4keV, 4U 1820-303 and Cir X-1, whose polarization has never been studied before. However, these sources are highly variable: therefore, we propose a simultaneous 100ks NICER and IXPE observation to monitor their energy spectra. NICER s better energy resolution allows obtaining a better spectral model reducing the free parameters in the joint IXPE spectro-polarimetric analysis.
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6689030101 230.171 -57.167 322.119 0.038 60158.4451 60158.6532 4357.0 51 3 VALIDATED 60172.4 60172
6689030102 230.171 -57.167 322.119 0.038 60159.0267 60159.8100 8766.7 51 2 VALIDATED 60172.4 60173
6689030103 230.175 -57.170 322.119 0.033 60159.9931 60160.9088 8666.2 51 3 VALIDATED 60172.5 60174
6689030104 230.175 -57.170 322.119 0.033 60161.0152 60161.0243 302.0 51 3 VALIDATED 60172.7 60175
6689030201 230.172 -57.166 322.119 0.038 60167.4153 60167.7408 1981.0 51 3 VALIDATED 60178.3 60181
6689030202 230.171 -57.166 322.119 0.038 60168.1157 60168.9683 5903.0 51 4 VALIDATED 60180.1 60182
6689030203 230.171 -57.166 322.119 0.038 60169.0188 60169.8729 4325.0 51 4 VALIDATED 60180.2 60183