A micro pattern gas detector for X-ray polarimetry

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4843, Issue , 2002, Pages 372-382

  Bellazzini, Ronaldo ^a,c   Angelini, F ^a   Baldini, L ^a   Brez, A ^a   Costa, E ^b   Di Persio, G ^b   Latronico, L ^a   Massai, M M ^a   Omodei, N ^a   Pacciani, L ^b   Soffitta, P ^b   Spandre, G ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^b INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gas Imaging Detectors; Photoelectric Effect; X ray Polarimetry

Indexed keywords

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; RADIO ASTRONOMY; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

PHOTOELECTRONS;

GAS DETECTORS;

EID: 0038416072     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.459380     Document Type: Conference Paper

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