Astronomical X-ray polarimetry based on photoelectric effect with microgap detectors

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

Volumn 469, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 164-184

  Soffitta, Paolo ^a   Costa, Enrico ^a   Di Persio, Giuseppe ^a   Morelli, Ennio ^a   Rubini, Alda ^a   Bellazzini, Ronaldo ^b   Brez, Alessandro ^b   Raffo, Renzo ^b   Spandre, Gloria ^b   Joy, David ^c  

^a INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Detectors; Gas filled couters; Polarimeters in astronomy; X ray

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; GAS DETECTORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NEON; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTOEMISSION; PHOTONS; X RAYS;

GALACTIC SOURCES; MICROGAP DETECTORS;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 0035845326     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(01)00772-0     Document Type: Article

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