Starting 9th December 2021 we finally have in orbit an X-ray polarimeter after more than 40 years from the pioneer OSO-8. IXPE 'the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer is opening a new window in Astronomy, adding polarimetry to timing, spectral and imaging techniques for investigating physical and geometrical properties of celestial sources.

Almost all the classes of X-ray emitting sources can be probed by polarimetry. These include: neutron-stars or black-holes binaries, ordinary X-ray pulsars, magnetars, and active Galactic Nuclei (either radio-loud or radio-quiet). Thanks to its imaging capabilities, IXPE is further mapping magnetic-field topologies and turbulence both in supernova remnants, clarifying their role in accelerating galactic cosmic-rays, and in pulsar-wind nebulae, shedding light on their complex morphology.

After 5 months of operations, is now time to show not only astrophysical expectations but also preliminary results. A mission overview talk will present IXPE and its performances followed by specific invited talks by the topical working group chairs complemented by invited talk from recognized scientist in the field. No contributed talks or posters are foreseen for this session.

Programme

• X-ray polarimetry of Neutron Stars binaries
• X-ray polarimetry of Black-Holes binaries
• X-ray polarimetry of ordinary X-ray Pulsars
• X-ray polarimetry of Magnetars
• X-ray polarimetry of Radio Loud Active Galactic Nuclei
• X-ray polarimetry of Radio Quiet Active Galactic Nuclei
• X-ray polarimetry of SuperNova Remnants
• X-ray polarimetry of Pulsar WInd Nebulae

Invited speakers

• Luca Baldini (Universita' di Pisa and INFN, Italy)
• Niccolo' Bucciantini (INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy)
• Ilaria Caiazzo (California Institute of Technology, USA)
• Eugene Churazov (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics;Germany)
• Michal Dovciak (Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)
• Frédéric Marin (Astronomical Observatory of Strasbourg, France)
• Alan Marscher (Boston University, USA)
• Victor Doroshenko (Tuebingen University, Germany)
• Patrick Slane (Harvard & Smitsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA)
• Roberto Turolla (Universita' di Padova, Italy)
• Silvia Zane (University College London, United Kingdom)

Scientific organisers

Paolo Soffitta (Session chair, INAF-IAPS), Luca Baldini (Session co-chair Universita' di Pisa and INFN), Steve O'Dell (Session co-chair MSFC), Niccolo' Bucciantini (INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy), Ilaria Caiazzo (California Institute of Technology, USA), Eugene Churazov (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics;Germany), Enrico Costa (INAF-Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Italy), Immacolata Donnarumma (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Italy), Michal Dovciak (Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic), Luca Latronico (INFN, Italy), Frédéric Marin (Astronomical Observatory of Strasbourg, France) Alan Marscher (Boston University, USA), Giorgio Matt (Univdersita' Roma Tre, Italy), Fabio Muleri (INAF-Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Italy) Juri Poutanen (University of Turku, Finland), Roger Romani (Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, USA), Patrick Slane (Harvard & Smitsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA), Fabrizio Tavecchio (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera) Roberto Turolla (Universita' di Padova, Italy), Jacco Vink (University of Amsterdam-Anton Pannekoek Institute), Martin Weisskopf (Marshall Space Flight Center, USA) Silvia Zane (University College London, United Kingdom),

Contact

Paolo Soffitta (chair, paolo.soffitta @ inaf.it), Luca Baldini (co-chair, luca.baldini @ pi.infn.it), Steve O'Dell (co-chair, steve.o'dell @ nasa.gov),