Development of a hard X-ray polarimeter for solar flares and gamma-ray bursts
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 i-ray burst studies.
Department
Space Science Center, Physics
Publication Date
6-1998
Journal Title
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Publisher
IEEE
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1109/23.682665
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
McConnell, M.L.; Forrest, D.J.; Macri, J.; McClish, M.; Osgood, M.; Ryan, J.M.; Vestrand, W.T.; Zanes, C., "Development of a hard X-ray polarimeter for solar flares and gamma-ray bursts," Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on , vol.45, no.3, pp.910,914, Jun 1998 doi: 10.1109/23.682665
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