The polarization sensitivity of the liquid xenon imaging telescope

Details The polarization sensitivity of the liquid xenon imaging telescope The polarization sensitivity of the liquid xenon imaging telescope

Jun 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apjs...92..689a&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (ISSN 0067-0049), vol. 92, no. 2, p. 689-691

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Polarimetry, Gamma Ray Telescopes, Polarimeters, Xenon, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Liquefied Gases, Monte Carlo Method, Polarization (Waves), Sensitivity, Simulation

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The properties and the expected performance of a liquid xenon (LXe) gamma-ray imaging telescope, optimized for the MeV energy region, are presented. The unique potential of this telescope as a Compton polarimeter is particularly emphasized. Based on Monte Carlo simulations, we show that the modulation factor is as high as 40% at 1 MeV with a detection efficiency close to 20%. These figures of merit, combined with the excellent background suppression capability of the three-dimensional position sensitive LXe detector, yield sensitivity at the 3 sigma level to polarization fractions as small as a few percent for strong sources, even in a balloon flight.

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