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Martin C. Weisskopf | Zendy; L. Baldini | Zendy; Ronaldo Bellazini | Zendy; A. Brez | Zendy; E. Costa | Zendy; R. Dissly | Zendy; Ronald F. Elsner | Zendy; Sergio Fabiani | Zendy; G. Matt | Zendy; M. Minuti | Zendy; Fabio Muleri | Zendy; Stephen L. O’Dell | Zendy; Michele Pinchera | Zendy; Brian D. Ramsey | Zendy; Alda Rubini | Zendy; C. Sgrò | Zendy; P. Soffitta | Zendy; G. Spandre | Zendy

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A small mission featuring an imaging x-ray polarimeter with high sensitivity

Author(s) -

Martin C. Weisskopf,

L. Baldini,

Ronaldo Bellazini,

A. Brez,

E. Costa,

R. Dissly,

Ronald F. Elsner,

Sergio Fabiani,

G. Matt,

M. Minuti,

Fabio Muleri,

Stephen L. O’Dell,

Michele Pinchera,

Brian D. Ramsey,

Alda Rubini,

C. Sgrò,

P. Soffitta,

G. Spandre

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

proceedings of spie, the international society for optical engineering/proceedings of spie

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1996-756X

pISSN - 0277-786X

DOI - 10.1117/12.2024473

Subject(s) - polarimetry , polarimeter , detector , x ray astronomy , physics , pixel , remote sensing , sensitivity (control systems) , optics , x ray , engineering , electronic engineering , geology , scattering

We show that meaningful, highly sensitive x-ray polarimetry with imaging capability is possible with a small mission tailored to the NASA Explorer program. Such a mission—derived from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) proposed to a previous NASA call—takes advantage of progress in light-weight x-ray optics and in gas pixel detectors to achieve sensitive time-resolved, spectrometric, imaging polarimetry. We outline the main characteristics and requirements of this mission and provide a realistic assessment of its scientific utility for modeling point-like and extended x-ray sources and for studying physical processes (including questions of fundamental physics)

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