A new photoelectron imager for X-ray astronomical polarimetry

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 416, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 267-277

  La Monaca, A ^a   Costa, E ^b   Soffitta, P ^b   Di Persio, G ^b   Manzan, M ^b   Martino, B ^b   Patria, G ^b   Cappuccio, G ^a,b   Zema, N ^c  

^a INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Back illuminated CCD; Imaging detector; Polarimetry; Scintillation gas; X ray high energy astronomy

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTRON SOURCES; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; POLARIMETERS; X RAYS;

PHOTOELECTRON IMAGER; X-RAY HIGH ENERGY ASTRONOMY;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0032180789     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00486-0     Document Type: Article

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