An X-ray polarimeter for hard X-ray optics

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作者
Muleri, Fabio [1 ]
Bellazzini, Ronaldo [1 ]
Costa, Enrico [1 ]
Soffitta, Paolo [1 ]
Lazzarotto, Francesco [1 ]
Feroci, Marco [1 ]
Pacciani, Luigi [1 ]
Rubini, Alda [1 ]
Morelli, Ennio [1 ]
Baldini, Luca [1 ]
Bitti, Francesco [1 ]
Brez, Alessandro [1 ]
Cavalca, Francesco [1 ]
Latronic, Luca [1 ]
Massai, Marco Maria [1 ]
Omodei, Nicola [1 ]
Pinchera, Michele [1 ]
Sgro, Carmelo [1 ]
Spandre, Gloria [1 ]
Matt, Giorgio [1 ]
Perola, Giuseppe Cesare [1 ]
Citterio, Oberto [1 ]
Pareschi, Giovanni [1 ]
Cotroneo, Vincenzo [1 ]
Spiga, Daniele [1 ]
Canestrari, Rodolfo [1 ]
机构
[1] Ist Astrofis Spaziale & Fis Cosm, I-00133 Rome, Italy
关键词
hard X-rays; telescopes; polarimetry;
D O I
10.1117/12.671975
中图分类号
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要
Development of multi-layer optics makes feasible the use of X-ray. telescope at energy up to 60-80 keV: in this paper we discuss the extension of photoelectric polarimeter based on Micro Pattern Gas Chamber to high energy X-rays. We calculated the sensitivity with Neon and Argon based mixtures at high pressure with thick absorption gap: placing the MPGC at focus of a next generation multi-layer optics, galatic and extragalactic X-ray polarimetry can be done up till 30 keV.
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页码:X2662 / X2662
页数:12
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