The mission paper describing the first flight of the MaGIXS sounding rocket experiment has been published in the Astrophysical Journal (Savage et. al, ApJ, 945:105; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/acbb58/pdf). After a decade of technological development based on the original design from Ken Kobayashi (ST13) in conjunction with critical development support from partners in ES34, ES52, ST15, ST12, and the Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), MaGIXS captured soft X-ray spectral images of the Sun, an achievement that has not been accomplished since the 1980s and at considerably higher resolution. Along with the first science results, the paper includes the first proof of concept applying newly developed analysis techniques, spearheaded by Amy Winebarger (ST13), to deconvolve overlapping spectral data. The success of those techniques relied heavily on the calibration efforts led by Patrick Champey (ES23), P.S. Athiray (ST13/UAH), and Genevieve Vigil (ST13) at the MSFC Stray Light and X-Ray Cryogenic Facilities, along with significant contributions from our science team members from across the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
