The imaging x-ray polarimetry explorer 2.5 years later
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.3020418" target="_blank" >10.1117/12.3020418</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The imaging x-ray polarimetry explorer 2.5 years later
Original language description
We have, at last, an observatory dedicated to X-ray polarimetry that has been operational since December 9(th), 2021. The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA SMEX mission, in partnership with ASI, based on three X-ray telescopes, each equipped with a polarization-sensitive detector in the focus. An extending boom was deployed in orbit, positioning the detectors at the optimal distance from the optics, which have a 4-meter focal length. The spacecraft is three-axis stabilized, providing power, attitude determination and control, transmission, and commanding capabilities. After two and a half years of observation, IXPE has detected positive polarization from nearly all classes of celestial sources that emit X-rays. In this report, we describe the IXPE mission, detailing the performance of the scientific instrumentation after 2.5 years of operation. We also present the main astrophysical results and a few examples of scientific performance during flight.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Proceedings of SPIE - the International Society for Optical Engineering
ISBN
978-1-5106-7509-4
ISSN
0277-786X
e-ISSN
1996-756X
Number of pages
26
Pages from-to
130932I
Publisher name
The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Place of publication
Bellingham
Event location
Yokohama
Event date
Jun 16, 2024
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
001338129600068