SXRP. A focal plane stellar X-ray polarimeter for the SPECTRUM-X-Gamma mission.

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Jul 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989spie.1160..587k&link_type=abstract

Conference on X-Ray/EUV Optics for Astronomy and Microscopy, p. 587 - 597

Physics

Optics

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Polarimeters: X Rays

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The authors describe an X-ray polarimeter which will be flown on the SPECTRUM-X-Gamma mission. The instrument exploits three distinct physical processes to measure polarization: Bragg reflection from a graphite crystal, Thomson (Compton) scattering from a metallic lithium target, and photoemission from a Cesium Iodide photocathode. The polarimeter is separated into two instruments. One instrument consists of a graphite Bragg crystal, a lithium Thomson scattering target, and four gas proportional chambers for X-ray detection. The other instrument is made up of a CsI photocathode and the associated electron detector. This instrument makes use of the recently discovered polarization dependence of X-ray photoemission from CsI.

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