Developing a Compton Polarimeter to measure polarization of hard X-rays in the 50-300 keV energy range

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5898, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-10

  Legere, J S ^a   Bloser, P ^a   Macri, J R ^a   McConnell, M L ^a   Narita, T ^b   Ryan, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma rays; Polarimetry; X rays

Indexed keywords

COMPTON SCATTERING; GAMMA-RAY BURSTS (GRB); MULTI-ANODE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE (MAPMT); PHOTON INTERACTIONS;

GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; X RAYS;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 29344433241     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.615565     Document Type: Conference Paper

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