16 August 2023
The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA Small Explorer Mission resulting from the collaboration of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, the Italian Space Agency, and other partners. IXPE has been successfully performing science operations since January 2022, with Cycle 1 General Observations due to start in early 2024.
IXPE provides unique and powerful X-ray polarization capabilities and has been providing crucial insights into our understanding of X-ray production and the geometry of multiple classes of objects such as neutron stars and pulsar wind nebulae, as well as stellar and supermassive black holes, among others. Overall, IXPE provides simultaneous imaging, spectral, timing, and polarization data for 2-8 keV X-rays.
An IXPE proposers’ workshop will be held virtually on Wednesday 6 September 2023 from 11am – 12:30pm Eastern (8am – 9:30am Pacific). This session is presented to update the community on opportunities to propose for the upcoming IXPE GO program. A description of the IXPE mission and a summary of its major scientific achievements will be presented. Opportunities for participation through the General Observer Program, which supports a broad range of opportunities, will be described in detail in an interactive forum. Participation in the workshop is optional.
Presentations on user support services, data analysis and software tools, catalogs and other online resources will also be included, followed by ample time for general questions and discussion. To receive the link for the workshop, please register your interest by filling out the Google Form on or before Friday 1 September 2023.
Please email questions and comments concerning this event no later than Friday 1 September 2023 to Kavitha Arur at kavitha.arur@nasa.gov, using the subject line: “Question/Clarification IXPE GO Cycle 1 Virtual Workshop”.