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November 15, 2024: IXPE Discovery Paper SMC X-1
Astronomy and Astrophysics published online “Probing the polarized emission from SMC X-1: The brightest X-ray pulsar observed by IXPE” by Sofia Forsblom et al. This is the 68th discovery paper published by the IXPE Science Team.
October, 2024: Galaxies Journal Publishes Special IXPE Issue!
X-Ray Polarimetry: A New Era Begins with the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer. The issue contains review papers on IXPE results and may be found here. In addition, IXPE made the cover of Galaxies, Volume 12, Issue 5.
January 10, 2024: IXPE, Martin Weisskopf, and Paolo Soffitta win Rossi Prize!!
The High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the American Astronomical Society announced this year’s Rossi Prize. The 2024 HEAD Bruno Rossi Prize is awarded to: Martin Weisskopf, Paolo Soffitta and the IXPE team for their development of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer whose novel measurements advance our understanding of particle acceleration and emission from astrophysical shocks, black holes and neutron stars.
This is the highest honor specifically in high-energy astrophysics.
September 6, 2023: IXPE Proposers Workshop
The IXPE General Observer (GO) Facility held a virtual workshop for potential GO proposers (link to presentations). Phil Kaaret, Allyn Tennant, and Doug Swartz presented on behalf of the IXPE Team at MSFC. Approximately 100 persons attended the online workshop.
August 25, 2023: IXPE Discovery Paper*, SGR 1806-20
The thirty-second discovery paper using IXPE data has been published by the Astrophysical Journal, authored by Roberto Turolla and the IXPE team, it is titled IXPE and XMM-Newton Observations of the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1806-20.