Hard X-ray polarimeter for small satellite: Design, feasibility study, ground experiments

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5501, Issue , 2004, Pages 44-55

  Hayashida, Kiyoshi ^a   Mihara, Tatehiro ^b   Gunji, Syuichi ^c   Tokanai, Fuyuki ^c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hard X ray; PMT; Scattering polarimeter; Scintillator; X ray polarimetry

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORS; POLARIMETERS; TARGETS; X RAYS;

COMPTON SCATTERING; SCATTERING POLARIMETERS; X-RAY POLARIMETERS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 10844272341     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.552159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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