PoGOLite: A balloon-borne soft gamma-ray polarimeter

M. Jackson; M. Pearce; H. Takahashi; M. Axelsson; H. G. Florén; Y. Fukazawa; S. Gunji; T. Kamae; Y. Kanai; J. Kataoka; N. Kawai; M. Kiss; W. Klamra; S. Larsson; G. Madejski; K. Maeda; P. Mallol; C. Marini Bettolo; Y. Miyamoto; T. Mizuno; G. Olofsson; F. Ryde; S. Rydström; J. E. Strömberg; H. Tajima; T. Takahashi; T. Tanaka; T. Thurston; G. Varner; H. Yoshida; M. Pearce

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401588

PoGOLite: A balloon-borne soft gamma-ray polarimeter

M. Jackson^*, M. Pearce, H. Takahashi, M. Axelsson, H. G. Florén, Y. Fukazawa, S. Gunji, T. Kamae, Y. Kanai, J. Kataoka, N. Kawai, M. Kiss, W. Klamra, S. Larsson, G. Madejski, K. Maeda, P. Mallol, C. Marini Bettolo, Y. Miyamoto, T. MizunoG. Olofsson, F. Ryde, S. Rydström, J. E. Strömberg, H. Tajima, T. Takahashi, T. Tanaka, T. Thurston, G. Varner, H. Yoshida, M. Pearce

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PoGOLite is a balloon-borne X-ray polarimeter, designed to measure the polarization of 25-80 keV X-rays. It is scheduled for a pathfinder flight in August 2010. This paper outlines the scientific motivation and the status of preparations of the payload.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009
Pages	449-453
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401588
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009 - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: 2009 Oct 25 → 2009 Oct 31

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Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

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Conference	2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando, FL
Period	09/10/25 → 09/10/31

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Radiation
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Jackson, M., Pearce, M., Takahashi, H., Axelsson, M., Florén, H. G., Fukazawa, Y., Gunji, S., Kamae, T., Kanai, Y., Kataoka, J., Kawai, N., Kiss, M., Klamra, W., Larsson, S., Madejski, G., Maeda, K., Mallol, P., Marini Bettolo, C., Miyamoto, Y., ... Pearce, M. (2009). PoGOLite: A balloon-borne soft gamma-ray polarimeter. In 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009 (pp. 449-453). Article 5401588 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401588

Jackson, M, Pearce, M, Takahashi, H, Axelsson, M, Florén, HG, Fukazawa, Y, Gunji, S, Kamae, T, Kanai, Y, Kataoka, J, Kawai, N, Kiss, M, Klamra, W, Larsson, S, Madejski, G, Maeda, K, Mallol, P, Marini Bettolo, C, Miyamoto, Y, Mizuno, T, Olofsson, G, Ryde, F, Rydström, S, Strömberg, JE, Tajima, H, Takahashi, T, Tanaka, T, Thurston, T, Varner, G, Yoshida, H & Pearce, M 2009, PoGOLite: A balloon-borne soft gamma-ray polarimeter. in 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009., 5401588, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, pp. 449-453, 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009, Orlando, FL, United States, 09/10/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5401588

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