Development of a high energy X-ray polarimeter for small satellites.

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Jun 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997itns...44..577g&link_type=abstract

IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., Vol. 44, No. 3, p. 577 - 580

Computer Science

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X Rays: Polarimeters

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The authors are developing a Thomson-scattering-type polarimeter sensitive in the energy range from 10 keV to 20 keV for a small satellite. The polarimeter consists of three beryllium disks as scatterers and a cylindrical position-sensitive proportional counter as a detector of the scattered X-rays. Its performance has been investigated through computer simulations. From these, it was concluded that the polarimeter can obtain a modulation factor of 34%, a detection efficiency of ≡10%, and a minimum detectable polarization of about 3.0% for Her X-1 in 2 keV bands and a 2×105sec observation.

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