POLARIX: a small mission of x-ray polarimetry

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2006-09-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0609576v1

SPIE proceedings, Vol. 6266 0R-1, 24-31 May 2006, Orlando (Florida), M.J. Turner, G. Hasinger eds

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

9 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1117/12.672951

X-Ray Polarimetry can be now performed by using a Micro Pattern Gas Chamber in the focus of a telescope. It requires large area optics for most important scientific targets. But since the technique is additive a dedicated mission with a cluster of small telescopes can perform many important measurements and bridge the 40 year gap between OSO-8 data and future big telescopes such as XEUS. POLARIX has been conceived as such a pathfinder. It is a Small Satellite based on the optics of JET-X. Two telescopes are available in flight configuration and three more can be easily produced starting from the available superpolished mandrels. We show the capabilities of such a cluster of telescopes each equipped with a focal plane photoelectric polarimeter and discuss a few alternative solutions.

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