Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer Papers and Presentations

On 4/6/23, Nature Astronomy published “Simultaneous space and phase resolved X-ray polarimetry of the Crab pulsar and nebula” by Niccolò Bucciantini et al. On 4/12/23, Nature Astronomy published a related research briefing — “Revealing the magnetic field geometry in the Milky Way’s most efficient particle accelerator” by Niccolò Bucciantini (INAF) and Philip Kaaret (MSFC). Find the articles at: https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.05573 and https://www.nature.com/natastron/volumes/7/issues/5.

On 4/15/23, the American Physical Society (APS) held a special session on IXPE at its April meeting in Minneapolis. The IXPE session comprised invited talks by Martin Weisskopf (MSFC/Emeritus), by Michela Negro (GSFC/UMBC), and by Manel Errando (Washington University in St. Louis).

Nature Astronomy IXPE papers cover

And 0n 4/20/23, the Astrophysical Journal Letters published “IXPE Observations of the Quintessential Wind-accreting X-Ray Pulsar Vela X-1” by Sofia Forsblom et al. See https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.01800.

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