Measurements of astrophysical polarization using Compton scattering

Authors :: Mózsi Kiss
Source :: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 648:S313-S316
Publication Year :: 2011
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2011.
Abstract: The Polarized Gamma-ray Explorer (PoGOLite) is a balloon-borne instrument designed to measure polarization in the energy range 25–80 keV from many classes of astronomical objects, including pulsars ...

Subjects :: Astronomical Objects
Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Pulsar
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Polarimetry
Compton scattering
Gamma ray
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Polarization (waves)
Instrumentation

ISSN :: 01689002
Volume :: 648
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Accession number :: edsair.doi...........cac371a2a6335344e6ff3c915c2a71a9
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.11.028