A NEW DESIGN OF HARD X-RAY POLARIMETER

Authors
GUNJI S SAKURAI H NOMA M TAKASE E SAITO T MISAWA H
Citation
S. Gunji et al., A NEW DESIGN OF HARD X-RAY POLARIMETER, IEEE transactions on nuclear science, 41(4), 1994, pp. 1309-1312
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on nuclear science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189499
Volume
41
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Part
1
Pages
1309 - 1312
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9499(1994)41:4<1309:ANDOHX>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A new type polarimeter was designed to detect the polarized hard X-ray s from stellar objects. The performance was investigated by computer s imulations based on the characteristics of the polarimeter. The simula tions showed that the minimum detectable polarization of the hard X-ra ys from Crab Nebula was about 13% for balloon observation of 2 hours. We report the design and the characteristics of the new type polarimet er, and the estimation of the detection of the polarized hard X-rays f rom Crab Nebula.