Techniques and detectors for polarimetry in X-ray astronomy

被引:11
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作者
Soffitta, P
Baldini, L
Bellazzini, R
Brez, A
Costa, E
Di Persio, G
Latronico, L
Omodei, N
Pacciani, L
Spandre, G
机构
[1] CNR, IASF, Inst Astrofis Spaziale & Fis Cosm, I-00133 Rome, Italy
[2] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
关键词
X-ray; gamma-ray; detectors; polarimeters in astronomy;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01694-2
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Polarimeters flown so far were based on the Thomson scattering and Bragg diffraction with intrinsically limited sensitivity. In the present paper, we review the experiments based on those techniques and discuss possible optimization and implementation for X-ray astronomy. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:170 / 175
页数:6
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