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Development of a hard x-ray polarimeter for solar flares and gamma-ray bursts
- Source :
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. June, 1998, Vol. 45 Issue 3, p910, 5 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- We describe recent work on the development of a Compton scatter polarimeter for measuring the polarization of hard X-rays (100-300 keV) from astrophysical sources. Results from measurements with a laboratory prototype are summarized, along with comparisons to Monte Carlo simulations. We also present our latest design concept, which envisions a complete polarimeter module on the front end of a 5-inch position-sensitive PMT Although the emphasis of our development effort is towards measuring hard X-rays from solar flares, our latest design has the advantage that it is sensitive over a rather large field-of-view (> 1 steradian), a feature that makes the design especially attractive for [Gamma]-ray burst studies.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00189499
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.20904659