IXPE Proposers Workshop 2026General InformationThe Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA Small Explorer Mission resulting from the collaboration of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, the Italian Space Agency, and other partners. IXPE has been successfully performing science operations since January 2022, with Cycle 4 General Observations due to start in early 2027. IXPE provides unique and powerful X-ray polarization capabilities and has been providing crucial insights into our understanding of X-ray production and the geometry of multiple classes of objects such as neutron stars and pulsar wind nebulae, as well as stellar and supermassive black holes, among others. Overall, IXPE provides simultaneous imaging, spectral, timing, and polarization data for 2-8 keV X-rays. An IXPE proposers workshop will be held virtually on Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 from noon to 3 pm (US Eastern Daylight Time). This session is presented to update the community on opportunities to propose for the upcoming Cycle 4 IXPE GO program, highlighting any changes from previous cycles. A description of the IXPE mission and a summary of its major scientific achievements will be presented. Opportunities for participation through the General Observer Program, which supports a broad range of opportunities, will be described in detail in an interactive forum. Presentations on user support services, data analysis and software tools, catalogs and other online resources will also be included, followed by ample time for general questions and discussion. RegistrationRegistration is open for everyone at the Registration Page. The meeting link will be sent via e-mail a day before the start of the meeting to all registered participants. There is no fee to participate in the workshop. Please register on or before June 25th 2026 to recieve the link.Workshop AgendaPlease note that the required one paragraph work plan has been moved to the Non-anonymized Expertise and Resources (E&R) document and should be non-anonymized. Consequently, the page limit for the E&R document has now been increased to 2 pages. The slides on Cycle 4 GO proposal submission have been modified to reflect this change. For more information, please visit the Cycle 4 proposal guide. For any questions about proposal submission and guidelines, please contact the IXPE help desk.
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- Last Modified: 31-Jul-2026