Novel gaseous x-ray polarimeter: data analysis and simulation

Ronaldo Bellazzini; F. Angelini; Luca Baldini; Alessandro Brez; Enrico Costa; Giuseppe Di Persio; Luca Latronico; M. M. Massai; Nicola Omodei; Luigi Pacciani; Paolo Soffitta; Gloria Spandre

doi:10.1117/12.459381

14 February 2003 Novel gaseous x-ray polarimeter: data analysis and simulation

Ronaldo Bellazzini, F. Angelini, Luca Baldini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Giuseppe Di Persio, Luca Latronico, M. M. Massai, Nicola Omodei, Luigi Pacciani, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre

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Proceedings Volume 4843, Polarimetry in Astronomy; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459381
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

We report on the development of a new higly efficient polarimeter, based on the photoelectric effect in gas, for the 2-10 keV energy range, a particularly interesting band for x-ray astronomy. We derive the polarization information by reconstructing the direction of photoelectron emission with a pixel gas detector. Attention is focused on the algorithms used in data analysis in order to maximize the sensitivity of the instrument. Monte Carlo simulation is also discussed in details.

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Ronaldo Bellazzini, F. Angelini, Luca Baldini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Giuseppe Di Persio, Luca Latronico, M. M. Massai, Nicola Omodei, Luigi Pacciani, Paolo Soffitta, and Gloria Spandre "Novel gaseous x-ray polarimeter: data analysis and simulation", Proc. SPIE 4843, Polarimetry in Astronomy, (14 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459381

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