On The Design Of Scattering Polarimeters At The Focus Of An X-Ray Telescope

M. C. Weisskopf; R. F. Elsner; R. Novick; P. Kaaret; E. Silver

doi:10.1117/12.962615

27 November 1989 On The Design Of Scattering Polarimeters At The Focus Of An X-Ray Telescope

M. C. Weisskopf, R. F. Elsner, R. Novick, P. Kaaret, E. Silver

Proceedings Volume 1159, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy and Atomic Physics; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.962615
Event: 33rd Annual Technical Symposium, 1989, San Diego, United States

Abstract

A polarimeter utilizing the polarization dependence of x-ray scattering from the low Z metal Lithium will be flown on the SPECTRUM-X-Gamma missionl. The instrument will reside at the focus of one of the SODART x-ray telescopes. An important design consideration is the spurious polarization signature which occurs when unpolarized incident flux is focused a relatively small distance away from the precise axis of symmetry. In this paper we present the results of analytical and Monte-Carlo studies of this effect.

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M. C. Weisskopf, R. F. Elsner, R. Novick, P. Kaaret, and E. Silver "On The Design Of Scattering Polarimeters At The Focus Of An X-Ray Telescope", Proc. SPIE 1159, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy and Atomic Physics, (27 November 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.962615

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