An imaging x-ray polarimeter for the study of galactic and extragalactic x-ray sources

Details An imaging x-ray polarimeter for the study of galactic and extragalactic x-ray sources An imaging x-ray polarimeter for the study of galactic and extragalactic x-ray sources

Aug 2008

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Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Edited by Turner, Martin J. L.; Flanagan, Kathryn A. Pr

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Technical progress in X-ray optics and in polarization-sensitive X-ray detectors, which our groups pioneered, enables a scientifically powerful, dedicated space mission for imaging X-ray polarimetry. This mission is sufficiently sensitive to measure X-ray (linear) polarization for a broad range of cosmic sources-primarily those involving neutron stars, stellar black holes, and supermassive black holes (active galactic nuclei). We describe the technical basis, the mission concept, and the physical and astrophysical questions such a mission would address.

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