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Launched on December 9th, 2021 on a SpaceX rocket, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is an international collaboration between NASA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI).Â
It is the first satellite to take X-ray polarimetry measurements since the Eighth Orbiting Solar Observatory (OSO-8) mission back in 1975, but with a sensitivity 100 times larger.
This revolutionary space mission is effectively opening a new window to the Universe!
X-ray polarization evidence for a 200-yearold flare of Sgr A*
X-ray polarization evidence for a 200-yearold flare of Sgr A*
Vela pulsar wind nebula X-rays are polarized to near the synchrotron limit
Vela pulsar wind nebula X-rays are polarized to near the synchrotron limit
Polarized x-rays constrain the disk-jet geometry in the black hole x-ray binary Cygnus X-1
Polarized x-rays constrain the disk-jet geometry in the black hole x-ray binary Cygnus X-1
Polarized blazar X-rays imply particle acceleration in shocks
Polarized blazar X-rays imply particle acceleration in shocks
Determination of X-ray pulsar geometry with IXPE polarimetry
Determination of X-ray pulsar geometry with IXPE polarimetry
Polarization constraints on the X-ray corona in Seyfert Galaxies: MCG-05-23-16
Polarization constraints on the X-ray corona in Seyfert Galaxies: MCG-05-23-16
The X-Ray Polarization View of Mrk 421 in an Average Flux State as Observed by the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer
The X-Ray Polarization View of Mrk 421 in an Average Flux State as Observed by the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer
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