The sensitivity of a photoelectric X-ray polarimeter for astronomy: The impact of gas mixture and pressure

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4843, Issue , 2002, Pages 394-405

  Pacciani, L ^a   Costa, E ^a   Di Persio, G ^a   Feroci, M ^a   Soffitta, P ^a   Baldini, L ^b   Bellazzini, R ^b   Brez, A ^b   Lumb, N ^b   Spandre, G ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gas; Mixture; Monte Carlo; Photoelectric; Simulation; X ray astronomy; X ray polarimetry

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MIXTURES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTOELECTRICITY; X RAYS;

X RAY SOURCES;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 0037989814     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.459275     Document Type: Conference Paper

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