Open AccessThe PoGOLite balloon-borne soft gamma-ray polarimeter
Author(s) -
M. Kiss
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
astroparticle, particle and space physics, detectors and medical physics applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1142/9789812819093_0148
Subject(s) - polarimeter , balloon , gamma ray , soft x rays , physics , remote sensing , astronomy , optics , geology , polarimetry , astrophysics , laser , scattering , medicine , cardiology
PoGOLite is a balloon-borne experiment that will measure the polarization of soft gamma-rays between 25 keV and 80 keV through detection of coincident Compton scattering and absorption in a close-packed array of 217 well-type phoswich detector cells. The potential observation targets include pulsars, accreting compact objects and astrophysical jets. The polarization properties of such radiation can reveal important new information on the geometry, magnetic fields and emission mechanisms of these sources.
Publication written by M. Kiss (sole credited author) on behalf of the PoGOLite collaboration. QC 20120209
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