The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): Pre-Launch
Date Issued
2022
Author(s)
Weisskopf, Martin C.
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Baldini, Luca
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Ramsey, Brian D.
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O'Dell, Stephen L.
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Romani, Roger W.
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Deininger, William D.
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Baumgartner, Wayne H.
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Bellazzini, Ronaldo
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McCracken, Jeffrey
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McEachen, Michael
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Mize, Rondal
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Mereu, Paolo
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Mitchell, Scott
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Mitsuishi, Ikuyuki
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Mosti, Federico
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Nasimi, Hikmat
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Negri, Barbara
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Kolodziejczak, Jeffery J.
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Negro, Michela
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Nguyen, Toan
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Nitschke, Isaac
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Onizuka, Mitch
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Oppedisano, Chiara
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Orsini, Leonardo
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Osborne, Darren
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Pacheco, Richard
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Latronico, Luca
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Painter, Will
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Pavelitz, Steven D.
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Pentz, Christina
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Pesce-Rollins, Melissa
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Peterson, Colin
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Profeti, Alessandro
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Puccetti, Simonetta
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Marshall, Herman L.
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Ranganathan, Jaganathan
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Reedy, Lee
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Root, Noah
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Ruswick, Stephanie
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Sanchez, Javier
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Sarra, Paolo
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Sciortino, Andrea
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Schroeder, Christopher
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Seek, Tim
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Sosdian, Kalie
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Spandre, Gloria
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Speegle, Chet O.
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Tamagawa, Toru
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Tardiola, Marcello
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Thomas, Nicholas E.
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Bongiorno, Stephen D.
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Valerie, Robert
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Vimercati, Marco
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Walden, Amy L.
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Weddendorf, Bruce
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Wedmore, Jeffrey
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Welch, David
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Zanetti, Davide
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Zanetti, Francesco
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Tennant, Allyn
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Dovciak, Michal
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Marin, Frederic
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Marscher, Alan
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Poutanen, Juri
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Slane, Pat
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Turolla, Roberto
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Kalinowski, William
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Minuti, Massimo
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Pinchera, Michele
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Sgro', Carmelo
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Alexander, Cheryl
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Allen, D. Zachery
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Andersen, Jason
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Antonelli, Angelo
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Antoniak, Spencer
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Barbanera, Mattia
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Baggett, Randy M.
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Bladt, Jeff
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Brez, Alessandro
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Bonino, Raffaella
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Boree, Christopher
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Borotto, Fabio
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Breeding, Shawn
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Bygott, H. Kyle
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Caporale, Ciro
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Cardelli, Claudia
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Carpentiero, Rita
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Castellano, Simone
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Castronuovo, Marco
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Cavalli, Luca
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Cavazzuti, Elisabetta
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Ceccanti, Marco
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Citraro, Saverio
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D'Alba, Elisa
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Di Gesu, Laura
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Dietz, Kurtis L.
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Di Lalla, Niccolo'
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Persio, Giuseppe Di
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Dolan, David
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Donnarumma, Immacolata
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Ferrant, Kevin
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Ferrie, MacKenzie
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Footdale, Joseph
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Forsyth, Brent
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Foster, Michelle
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Garelick, Benjamin
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Gunji, Shuichi
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Gurnee, Eli
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Head, Michael
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Hibbard, Grant
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Johnson, Samantha
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Kelly, Erik
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Kilaru, Kiranmayee
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Roy, Shelley Le
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Lorenzi, Paolo
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Lucchesi, Leonardo
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Maddox, Tyler
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Magazzu, Guido
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Maldera, Simone
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Manfreda, Alberto
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Mangraviti, Elio
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Marengo, Marco
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Marrocchesi, Alessandra
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Mauger, David
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.
Volume
8
Issue
2
Start page
026002
Issn Identifier
2329-4124
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2022JATIS...8b6002W
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