The use of laterally graded multilayer mirrors for soft X-ray polarimetry

Herman L. Marshall; Norbert S. Schulz; David L. Windt; Eric M. Gullikson; Eric Blake; Dan Getty; Zane McInturff

doi:10.1117/12.2057003

24 July 2014 The use of laterally graded multilayer mirrors for soft X-ray polarimetry

Herman L. Marshall, Norbert S. Schulz, David L. Windt, Eric M. Gullikson, Eric Blake, Dan Getty, Zane McInturff

Proceedings Volume 9144, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 91441K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057003
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

ABSTRACT We present continued development of laterally graded multilayer mirrors (LGMLs) for a telescope design capable of measuring linear X-ray polarization over a broad spectral band. The multilayer-coated mirrors are used as Bragg re ectors at the Brewster angle. By matching to the dispersion of a spectrometer, one may take advantage of high multilayer re ectivities and achieve modulation factors over 50% over the entire 0.2-0.8 keV band. In Phase II of the polarimetry beam-line development, we demonstrated that the system provides 100% polarized X-rays at 0.525 keV (Marshall et al. 2013). Here, we present results from phase III of our development, where a LGML is used at the source and laterally manipulated in order to select and polarize X-rays from emission lines for a variety of source anodes. The beam-line will then provide the capability to test polarimeter components across the 0.15-0.70 keV band. We also present plans for a suborbital rocket experiment designed to detect a polarization level of better than 10% for an active galactic nucleus.

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Herman L. Marshall, Norbert S. Schulz, David L. Windt, Eric M. Gullikson, Eric Blake, Dan Getty, and Zane McInturff "The use of laterally graded multilayer mirrors for soft X-ray polarimetry", Proc. SPIE 9144, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 91441K (24 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057003

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