POLAR, a compact detector for gamma-ray bursts photon polarization measurements

Produit, Nicolas; Barao, F.; Deluit, Sandrine; Hajdas, W.; Leluc, Catherine; Pohl, Martin; Rapin, Divic Jean; Vialle, J.-P.; Walter, Roland; Wigger, C.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2005.05.066

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POLAR, a compact detector for gamma-ray bursts photon polarization measurements

ContributorsProduit, Nicolas; Barao, F.; Deluit, Sandrine; Hajdas, W.; Leluc, Catherine; Pohl, Martin; Rapin, Divic Jean; Vialle, J.-P.; Walter, Roland; Wigger, C.

Published inNuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, vol. 550, no. 3, p. 616-625

Publication date2005

Abstract

The design and the simulated performances of a compact detector dedicated to the measurement of GRB photon polarization is presented. Such a detector would permit to answer the question “are most of the GRB strongly polarized?” in a mission of one year in space.

Keywords

Gamma-ray
Gamma-ray astronomy
Polarimetry
Polarization
Gamma-ray burst
Crab

Affiliation

Faculté des sciences / Section de physique / Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire

Citation (ISO format)

PRODUIT, Nicolas et al. POLAR, a compact detector for gamma-ray bursts photon polarization measurements. In: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2005, vol. 550, n° 3, p. 616–625. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.05.066

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PID : unige:42204
DOI : 10.1016/j.nima.2005.05.066

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ISSN of the journal0168-9002

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POLAR, a compact detector for gamma-ray bursts photon polarization measurements

The design and the simulated performances of a compact detector dedicated to the measurement of GRB photon polarization is presented. Such a detector would permit to answer the question “are most of the GRB strongly polarized?” in a mission of one year in space.

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