The first X-ray polarimetric observation of the black hole binary LMC X-1
The first X-ray polarimetric observation of the black hole binary LMC X-1
ABSTRACT We report on an X-ray polarimetric observation of the high-mass X-ray binary LMC X-1 in the high/soft state, obtained by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) in 2022 October. The measured polarization is below the minimum detectable polarization of 1.1 per cent (at the 99 per cent confidence level). …