Development of hard X-ray polarimeter for γ-ray bursts

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1771-1776

  Gunji, S ^a   Suzuki, T ^a   Sato, F ^a   Sakurai, H ^a   Tokanai, F ^a   Saito, Y ^b   Kubota, A ^b  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hard X ray polarimeter; Scientific ballooning; ray bursts

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; GAMMA RAYS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

COMPTON SCATTERING; FIREBALL MODEL; GAMMA-RAY BURSTS; X-RAY POLARIMETER;

POLARIMETERS;

ASTROPHYSICS; GAMMA RAY RADIATION;

EID: 2442463206     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.09.049     Document Type: Article

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