X-ray polarimeters

Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings

Volumn 0, Issue , 2011, Pages 585-609

  Feroci, Marco ^a   Soffitta, Paolo ^a  

^a INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELLIPSOMETRY;

DIAGNOSTICS TOOLS; FOCAL PLANE; NEUTRON STARS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; X-RAY POLARIMETERS; X-RAY POLARIMETRY;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 84864437389     PISSN: 15706591     EISSN: 15706605     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-17251-9_48     Document Type: Conference Paper

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