The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): Pre-Launch
Martin C. Weisskopf
,
Paolo Soffitta
,
Luca Baldini
,
Brian D. Ramsey
,
Stephen L. O'Dell
,
Roger W. Romani
,
Giorgio Matt
,
William D. Deininger
,
Wayne H. Baumgartner
,
Ronaldo Bellazzini
,
Enrico Costa
,
Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak
,
Luca Latronico
,
Herman L. Marshall
,
Fabio Muleri
,
Stephen D. Bongiorno
,
Allyn Tennant
,
Niccolo Bucciantini
,
Michal Dovciak
,
Frederic Marin
(1)
,
Alan Marscher
,
Juri Poutanen
,
Pat Slane
,
Roberto Turolla
,
William Kalinowski
,
Alessandro Di Marco
,
Sergio Fabiani
,
Massimo Minuti
,
Fabio La Monaca
,
Michele Pinchera
,
John Rankin
,
Carmelo Sgro
,
Alessio Trois
,
Fei Xie
,
Cheryl Alexander
,
D. Zachery Allen
,
Fabrizio Amici
,
Jason Andersen
,
Angelo Antonelli
,
Spencer Antoniak
,
Primo Attinà
,
Mattia Barbanera
,
Matteo Bachetti
,
Randy M. Baggett
,
Jeff Bladt
,
Alessandro Brez
,
Raffaella Bonino
,
Christopher Boree
,
Fabio Borotto
,
Shawn Breeding
,
Daniele Brienza
,
H. Kyle Bygott
,
Ciro Caporale
,
Claudia Cardelli
,
Rita Carpentiero
,
Simone Castellano
,
Marco Castronuovo
,
Luca Cavalli
,
Elisabetta Cavazzuti
,
Marco Ceccanti
,
Mauro Centrone
,
Saverio Citraro
,
Fabio d'Amico
,
Elisa d'Alba
,
Laura Di Gesu
,
Ettore del Monte
,
Kurtis L. Dietz
,
Niccolo Di Lalla
,
Giuseppe Di Persio
,
David Dolan
,
Immacolata Donnarumma
,
Yuri Evangelista
,
Kevin Ferrant
,
Riccardo Ferrazzoli
,
Mackenzie Ferrie
,
Joseph Footdale
,
Brent Forsyth
,
Michelle Foster
,
Benjamin Garelick
,
Shuichi Gunji
,
Eli Gurnee
,
Michael Head
,
Grant Hibbard
,
Samantha Johnson
,
Erik Kelly
,
Kiranmayee Kilaru
,
Carlo Lefevre
,
Shelley Le Roy
,
Pasqualino Loffredo
,
Paolo Lorenzi
,
Leonardo Lucchesi
,
Tyler Maddox
,
Guido Magazzu
,
Simone Maldera
,
Alberto Manfreda
,
Elio Mangraviti
,
Marco Marengo
,
Alessandra Marrocchesi
,
Francesco Massaro
,
David Mauger
,
Jeffrey Mccracken
,
Michael Mceachen
,
Rondal Mize
,
Paolo Mereu
,
Scott Mitchell
,
Ikuyuki Mitsuishi
,
Alfredo Morbidini
,
Federico Mosti
,
Hikmat Nasimi
,
Barbara Negri
,
Michela Negro
,
Toan Nguyen
,
Isaac Nitschke
,
Alessio Nuti
,
Mitch Onizuka
,
Chiara Oppedisano
,
Leonardo Orsini
,
Darren Osborne
,
Richard Pacheco
,
Alessandro Paggi
,
Will Painter
,
Steven D. Pavelitz
,
Christina Pentz
,
Raffaele Piazzolla
,
Matteo Perri
,
Melissa Pesce-Rollins
,
Colin Peterson
,
Maura Pilia
,
Alessandro Profeti
,
Simonetta Puccetti
,
Jaganathan Ranganathan
,
Ajay Ratheesh
,
Lee Reedy
,
Noah Root
,
Alda Rubini
,
Stephanie Ruswick
,
Javier Sanchez
,
Paolo Sarra
,
Francesco Santoli
,
Emanuele Scalise
,
Andrea Sciortino
,
Christopher Schroeder
,
Tim Seek
,
Kalie Sosdian
,
Gloria Spandre
,
Chet O. Speegle
,
Toru Tamagawa
,
Marcello Tardiola
,
Antonino Tobia
,
Nicholas E. Thomas
,
Robert Valerie
,
Marco Vimercati
,
Amy L. Walden
,
Bruce Weddendorf
,
Jeffrey Wedmore
,
David Welch
,
Davide Zanetti
,
Francesco Zanetti
Martin C. Weisskopf
- Function : Author
Paolo Soffitta
- Function : Author
Luca Baldini
- Function : Author
Brian D. Ramsey
- Function : Author
Stephen L. O'Dell
- Function : Author
Roger W. Romani
- Function : Author
Giorgio Matt
- Function : Author
William D. Deininger
- Function : Author
Wayne H. Baumgartner
- Function : Author
Ronaldo Bellazzini
- Function : Author
Enrico Costa
- Function : Author
Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak
- Function : Author
Luca Latronico
- Function : Author
Herman L. Marshall
- Function : Author
Fabio Muleri
- Function : Author
Stephen D. Bongiorno
- Function : Author
Allyn Tennant
- Function : Author
Niccolo Bucciantini
- Function : Author
Michal Dovciak
- Function : Author
Alan Marscher
- Function : Author
Juri Poutanen
- Function : Author
Pat Slane
- Function : Author
Roberto Turolla
- Function : Author
William Kalinowski
- Function : Author
Alessandro Di Marco
- Function : Author
Sergio Fabiani
- Function : Author
Massimo Minuti
- Function : Author
Fabio La Monaca
- Function : Author
Michele Pinchera
- Function : Author
John Rankin
- Function : Author
Carmelo Sgro
- Function : Author
Alessio Trois
- Function : Author
Fei Xie
- Function : Author
Cheryl Alexander
- Function : Author
D. Zachery Allen
- Function : Author
Fabrizio Amici
- Function : Author
Jason Andersen
- Function : Author
Angelo Antonelli
- Function : Author
Spencer Antoniak
- Function : Author
Primo Attinà
- Function : Author
Mattia Barbanera
- Function : Author
Matteo Bachetti
- Function : Author
Randy M. Baggett
- Function : Author
Jeff Bladt
- Function : Author
Alessandro Brez
- Function : Author
Raffaella Bonino
- Function : Author
Christopher Boree
- Function : Author
Fabio Borotto
- Function : Author
Shawn Breeding
- Function : Author
Daniele Brienza
- Function : Author
H. Kyle Bygott
- Function : Author
Ciro Caporale
- Function : Author
Claudia Cardelli
- Function : Author
Rita Carpentiero
- Function : Author
Simone Castellano
- Function : Author
Marco Castronuovo
- Function : Author
Luca Cavalli
- Function : Author
Elisabetta Cavazzuti
- Function : Author
Marco Ceccanti
- Function : Author
Mauro Centrone
- Function : Author
Saverio Citraro
- Function : Author
Fabio d'Amico
- Function : Author
Elisa d'Alba
- Function : Author
Laura Di Gesu
- Function : Author
Ettore del Monte
- Function : Author
Kurtis L. Dietz
- Function : Author
Niccolo Di Lalla
- Function : Author
Giuseppe Di Persio
- Function : Author
David Dolan
- Function : Author
Immacolata Donnarumma
- Function : Author
Yuri Evangelista
- Function : Author
Kevin Ferrant
- Function : Author
Riccardo Ferrazzoli
- Function : Author
Mackenzie Ferrie
- Function : Author
Joseph Footdale
- Function : Author
Brent Forsyth
- Function : Author
Michelle Foster
- Function : Author
Benjamin Garelick
- Function : Author
Shuichi Gunji
- Function : Author
Eli Gurnee
- Function : Author
Michael Head
- Function : Author
Grant Hibbard
- Function : Author
Samantha Johnson
- Function : Author
Erik Kelly
- Function : Author
Kiranmayee Kilaru
- Function : Author
Carlo Lefevre
- Function : Author
Shelley Le Roy
- Function : Author
Pasqualino Loffredo
- Function : Author
Paolo Lorenzi
- Function : Author
Leonardo Lucchesi
- Function : Author
Tyler Maddox
- Function : Author
Guido Magazzu
- Function : Author
Simone Maldera
- Function : Author
Alberto Manfreda
- Function : Author
Elio Mangraviti
- Function : Author
Marco Marengo
- Function : Author
Alessandra Marrocchesi
- Function : Author
Francesco Massaro
- Function : Author
David Mauger
- Function : Author
Jeffrey Mccracken
- Function : Author
Michael Mceachen
- Function : Author
Rondal Mize
- Function : Author
Paolo Mereu
- Function : Author
Scott Mitchell
- Function : Author
Ikuyuki Mitsuishi
- Function : Author
Alfredo Morbidini
- Function : Author
Federico Mosti
- Function : Author
Hikmat Nasimi
- Function : Author
Barbara Negri
- Function : Author
Michela Negro
- Function : Author
Toan Nguyen
- Function : Author
Isaac Nitschke
- Function : Author
Alessio Nuti
- Function : Author
Mitch Onizuka
- Function : Author
Chiara Oppedisano
- Function : Author
Leonardo Orsini
- Function : Author
Darren Osborne
- Function : Author
Richard Pacheco
- Function : Author
Alessandro Paggi
- Function : Author
Will Painter
- Function : Author
Steven D. Pavelitz
- Function : Author
Christina Pentz
- Function : Author
Raffaele Piazzolla
- Function : Author
Matteo Perri
- Function : Author
Melissa Pesce-Rollins
- Function : Author
Colin Peterson
- Function : Author
Maura Pilia
- Function : Author
Alessandro Profeti
- Function : Author
Simonetta Puccetti
- Function : Author
Jaganathan Ranganathan
- Function : Author
Ajay Ratheesh
- Function : Author
Lee Reedy
- Function : Author
Noah Root
- Function : Author
Alda Rubini
- Function : Author
Stephanie Ruswick
- Function : Author
Javier Sanchez
- Function : Author
Paolo Sarra
- Function : Author
Francesco Santoli
- Function : Author
Emanuele Scalise
- Function : Author
Andrea Sciortino
- Function : Author
Christopher Schroeder
- Function : Author
Tim Seek
- Function : Author
Kalie Sosdian
- Function : Author
Gloria Spandre
- Function : Author
Chet O. Speegle
- Function : Author
Toru Tamagawa
- Function : Author
Marcello Tardiola
- Function : Author
Antonino Tobia
- Function : Author
Nicholas E. Thomas
- Function : Author
Robert Valerie
- Function : Author
Marco Vimercati
- Function : Author
Amy L. Walden
- Function : Author
Bruce Weddendorf
- Function : Author
Jeffrey Wedmore
- Function : Author
David Welch
- Function : Author
Davide Zanetti
- Function : Author
Francesco Zanetti
- Function : Author
Abstract
Launched on 2021 December 9, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA Small Explorer Mission in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The mission will open a new window of investigation—imaging x-ray polarimetry. The observatory features three identical telescopes, each consisting of a mirror module assembly with a polarization-sensitive imaging x-ray detector at the focus. A coilable boom, deployed on orbit, provides the necessary 4-m focal length. The observatory utilizes a three-axis-stabilized spacecraft, which provides services such as power, attitude determination and control, commanding, and telemetry to the ground. During its 2-year baseline mission, IXPE will conduct precise polarimetry for samples of multiple categories of x-ray sources, with follow-on observations of selected targets.