XPE - X-ray Polarimeter Explorers

Wednesday 4 May 2016, 09:00 → 17:00 Europe/Rome

Sala Wataghin

Gas Pixel Detectors offer efficient techniques to measure polarization in X-ray emission from astrophysical sources. Two mission proposals, which integrate the GPD designed at INFN, have been selected by ESA and NASA for their space programs and are currently under phase-A evaluation. This meeting aims at presenting the science case for X-ray polarimetry in space as well as discuss collaboration opportunities for upcoming missions.

1 Nuove missioni di polarimetria - la scienza con XIPE e IXPE

Speaker: Dr Paolo Soffitta (IAPS - INAF)

Slides Soffitta_INFNTo_web.pdf

2 Il Gas Pixel Detector per la polarimetria X

Speaker: Dr Carmelo Sgro' (INFN-Pisa)

Slides xpe_torino_04052016.pdf

3 Simulazioni per polarimetri X - ximpol

Speaker: Dr Melissa Pesce-Rollins (INFN-Pisa)

Slides melissa-ximpol_science.pdf

4 Data policy, data handling, ground segment per missioni X

Speaker: Dr Enrico Bozzo (ISDC)

Slides XIPE_Turin_20160504_pub.pdf

5 Discussione sulla Back End Electronics, status, development plans e possibili contributi

Speaker: Dr Massimo Minuti (INFN-Pisa)

Slides XIPE_TO_2016_05_02_BEE_Minuti.pdf

6 Discussione sulle calibrazioni: requisiti, piani per calibrazioni a terra e in volo

Speaker: Dr Fabio Muleri (IAPS - INAF)

Slides Muleri_INFN-To_v1.pdf

7 Assembly, Integration Validation & Test

Speaker: Dr Primo Attina'

Slides XIPE_Instrument_AIV-AIT_organization.pdf

8 Meccanica di volo ed integrazione: status & plans

Speaker: Dr Michele Pinchera (INFN-Pisa)

Slides pinchera-INFN-To-4-may-2016_v0.pdf

9 Discussion and Wrap-up