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astro-ph.IM2022★ 96 cited

The All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory eXplorer (AMEGO-X) Mission Concept

Regina Caputo, Marco Ajello, Carolyn Kierans +52

The All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory eXplorer (AMEGO-X) is designed to identify and characterize gamma rays from extreme explosions and accelerators. The main science th…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 5 cited

A Probabilistic Method of Background Removal for High Energy Astrophysics Data

Steven Ehlert, Chien-Ting Chen, Doug A. Swartz +6

We present a new statistical method for constructing background subtracted measurements from event list data gathered by X-ray and gamma ray observatories. This method was initiall…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 74 cited

Subtracting glitches from gravitational-wave detector data during the third observing run

D. Davis, T. B. Littenberg, I. M. Romero-Shaw +4

Data from ground-based gravitational-wave detectors contains numerous short-duration instrumental artifacts, called "glitches." The high rate of these artifacts in turn results in…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 3 cited

X-Ray Optics for Astrophysics: a historical review

Finn E. Christensen, Brian D. Ramsey

Grazing-incidence X-ray optics have revolutionized X-ray astrophysics. The ability to concentrate flux to a tiny detection region provides a dramatic reduction in background and a…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 31 cited

Calibration of the IXPE focal plane X-ray polarimeters to polarized radiation

Alessandro Di Marco, Sergio Fabiani, Fabio La Monaca +80

IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) is a NASA Small Explorer mission -- in partnership with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) -- dedicated to X-ray polarimetry in the 2--8 keV e…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 216 cited

ixpeobssim: a Simulation and Analysis Framework for the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

L. Baldini, N. Bucciantini, N. Di Lalla +7

ixpeobssim is a simulation and analysis framework, based on the Python programming language and the associated scientific ecosystem, specifically developed for the Imaging X-ray Po…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 102 cited

A weighted analysis to improve the X-ray polarization sensitivity of IXPE

Alessandro Di Marco, Enrico Costa, Fabio Muleri +29

IXPE is a Small Explorer mission that was launched at the end of 2021 to measure the polarization of X-ray emission from tens of astronomical sources. Its focal plane detectors are…