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The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has demonstrated that X-ray polarimetry is a powerful tool in astronomy, offering crucial insights into emission mechanisms and the geometry of compact objects. It operates within the 2–8 keV energy range. These measurements are made possible by three polarization-sensitive Gas Pixel Detectors (GPDs) at the core of the focal plane, each equipped with a custom ASIC serving as a charge-collecting anode.However to overcome the limitations we have to take advantage of the recent advances in X-ray optics, gas detectors with different thickness, pressures and gas mixtures would be required. Using next-generation ASICs, like Timepix3, it is possible to have parallel fast readout, providing simultaneous time and charge information for each pixel.For enabling 3D imaging of photo-electron tracks. We explored such a possibility using GridPix detectors.
