Encounters
❪𝛿'❫ Stokes Parameters ○｜encounter｜ENC｜20260912155107-00-•
A model is now available in XSPEC that allows one to compute the Stokes parameters of a polarized accretion disk spectrum (Dovciak et al. 2004). While the theoretical picture is bright, and very sensitive instruments can be built (e.g., Kaaret et al. 1994; Costa et al. 2001), unfortunately, results to date are meager and there are no mission opportunities on the horizon. Important advances in this promising area could be made by a relatively modest mission given that BHBs in the thermal state are bright.
Source: Remillard & McClintock 2006 ┃ X-Ray Properties… ⚬𓂃
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