Magnetar Polarizes X-rays Up to 47% ⚡ экспресс
Original: "The long quest for vacuum birefringence in magnetars: 1E 1547.0-5408 and the elusive smoking gun"
The IXPE telescope showed that nearly half of the magnetar's X-ray radiation oscillates in a single plane.
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A city-sized star whose magnetic field rips atoms apart emits X-rays that are nearly half polarized. Such ordered light might become a key to testing quantum effects in the universe's strongest fields.
🎯 A city-sized magnetar carries a hot spot heated to millions of degrees—hotter than the Sun's core.
🎬 In sci-fi, magnetars are fearsome guardians of the deep: their invisible radiation can disable a starship millions of kilometers away.