An X-ray Polarimeter for Constellation-X

Details An X-ray Polarimeter for Constellation-X An X-ray Polarimeter for Constellation-X

2007-01-04

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0701090v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

10 pages, white paper submitted to Constellation-X Facility Science Team (Dec 2006)

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Polarimetry remains a largely unexploited technique in observational X-ray astronomy which could provide insight in the study of the strong gravity and magnetic fields at the core of the Constellation-X observational program. Adding a polarization capability to the Constellation-X instrumentation would be immensely powerful. It would make Constellation the first space observatory to simultaneously measure all astrophysically relevant parameters of source X-ray photons; their position (imaging), energy (spectroscopy), arrival time (timing), and polarization. Astrophysical polarimetry requires sensitive well-calibrated instruments. Many exciting objects are extra-galactic (i.e. faint) and may have small polarization. Recent advances in efficiency and bandpass make it attractive to consider a polarimetry Science Enhancement Package for the Constellation-X mission.

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