Monte Carlo polarimetric simulations of a hard X-ray energy telescope

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4497, Issue , 2002, Pages 70-78

  Da Silva, R M Curado ^a   Caroli, Ezio ^b   Stephen, J B ^b   Siffert, P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrophysics; Flight instruments; Polarimetry; Semiconductor detectors

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SPECTROMETERS; TELESCOPES; X RAYS;

CODED IMAGER AND POLARIMETER FOR HIGH ENERGY RADIATION; MONTE CARLO POLARIMETRIC SIMULATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; X-RAY ENERGY TELESCOPE;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 0036395117     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.454233     Document Type: Article

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