First IXPE Discovery Paper Accepted for Publication

A manuscript discussing IXPE observations of the radio galaxy Centaurus A was accepted for publication by the Astrophysical Journal. This paper is one of ten discovery papers written by the IXPE collaboration that have been submitted and the first one to be accepted for publication. A preprint of this result, led by Steven Ehlert (ST12) can be found at: [2207.06625] Limits on X-ray Polarization at the Core of Centaurus A as Observed with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (arxiv.org).

As of mid-August, the IXPE team had a secure polarization for 40% of their targets, which is a very good number, and have submitted 10 discovery papers to refereed journals.  Team members have also given a total of 34 presentations at 4 international conferences.

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