Scheduled to launch in late 2021,the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a Small Explorer Mission designed to open up a new window of investigation --X-ray polarimetry. The IXPE observatory features 3 identical telescopes each consisting of a mirror module assembly with a polarization-sensitive imaging x-ray detector at its focus. An extending boom, deployed on orbit, provides the necessary 4 m focal length. The payload sits atop a 3-axis stabilized spacecraft which, among other things, provides 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. IXPE is a partnership between NASA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI).


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    Title :

    The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): Technical Overview IV



    Conference:

    SPIE Optics and Photonics ; 2021 ; San Diego, CA, US


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2021-12-16


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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