PoGOLite: a balloon-borne soft gamma-ray polarimeter

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作者
Jackson, M. [1 ]
Pearce, M. [1 ]
Takahashi, H.
Axelsson, M.
Floren, H-G
Fukazawa, Y.
Gunji, S.
Kamae, T.
Kanai, Y.
Kataoka, J.
Kawai, N.
Kiss, M. [1 ]
Klamra, W. [1 ]
Larsson, S.
Madejski, G.
Maeda, K.
Mallol, P. [1 ]
Bettolo, C. Marini [1 ]
Miyamoto, Y.
Mizuno, T.
Olofsson, G.
Ryde, F. [1 ]
Rydstrom, S. [1 ]
Stromberg, J-E
Tajima, H.
Takahashi, T.
Tanaka, T.
Thurston, T.
Varner, G.
Yoshida, H.
机构
[1] KTH, Dept Phys, Stockholm, Sweden
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10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401588
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
PoGOLite is a balloon-borne X-ray polarimeter, designed to measure the polarization of 25-80 keV X-rays. It is scheduled for a pathfinder flight in August 2010. This paper outlines the scientific motivation and the status of preparations of the payload.
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页码:449 / 453
页数:5
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