Dedicated polarimeter design for hard x-ray and soft gamma-ray astronomy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5165, Issue , 2004, Pages 334-345

  McConnell, M L ^a   Ledoux, J ^a   Macri, J ^a   Ryan, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma ray; Gamma ray astronomy; Gamma ray burst; Polarimetry; Polarization; Solar flare; X ray; X ray astronomy

Indexed keywords

GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY; GAMMA-RAY BURSTS (GRB); SOLAR FLARE; X-RAY ASTRONOMY;

CALORIMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORS; POLARIMETERS; X RAYS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 1942423111     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.505713     Document Type: Conference Paper

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