Abstract：The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) opens a new window to map magnetic fields in regions of freshly accelerated high-energy particles. By capturing the first spatially resolved X-ray polarization images of supernova remnants—including Cassiopeia A, Tycho, SN 1006, Vela Jr., RX J1713.7−3946, and RCW 86—IXPE probes the turbulent magnetic fields shaped by the Galaxy’s fastest shocks. I will present IXPE’s findings on magnetic geometry and turbulence immediately behind the shocks, emphasizing its unique role in X-ray polarimetry for understanding amplified magnetic fields, compared to radio polarimetry.
Bio：Ping Zhou is an associate professor at Nanjing University. She earned her PhD there in 2014 and worked as a postdoc at the Anton Pannekoek Institute at the University of Amsterdam from 2016 to 2020. In 2021, she joined the faculty at the School of Astronomy and Space Science at Nanjing University. Her research interests include supernova remnants, the interstellar medium, and isolated neutron stars. She also has an interest in historical records of transient sources. Her work primarily involves multi-wavelength observations, especially in the high-energy band. She has participated in the IXPE supernova remnant topical working group and joined the science groups for LHAASO (the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory, as X-ray coordinator), eXTP (the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry, as coordinator of the Observatory Science working group), and HUBS (the Hot Universe Baryon Surveyor, co-chair of the Galactic Science working group).