Speaker
Juri Poutanen
Description
The launch of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) in Dec 2021 opened a new era in the study of compact astrophysical objects. For unresolved sources, polarimetry is the only way to learn about the source geometry. In this talk, I will highlight the progress made thanks to IXPE in understanding the geometry and physics of emitting regions in accreting black holes and neutron stars.
