POLAR, a compact detector for gamma-ray bursts photon polarization measurements

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 550, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 616-625

  Produit, N ^a   Barao, F ^b   Deluit, S ^a   Hajdas, W ^c   Leluc, C ^a   Pohl, M ^a   Rapin, D ^a   Vialle, J P ^d   Walter, R ^a   Wigger, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b LIP   (Portugal)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

Author keywords

Crab; Gamma ray; Gamma ray astronomy; Gamma ray burst; Polarimetry; Polarization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHOTONS; POLARIMETERS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

CRAB; GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY; GAMMA-RAY BURST; PHOTON POLARIZATION;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 24344473380     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.05.066     Document Type: Article

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