A 3D CZT hard x-ray polarimeter for a balloon-borne payload

E. Caroli; J. M. Alvarez; N. Auricchio; Carl Budtz-Jørgensen; R. M. Curado da Silva; S.  Del Sordo; P. Ferrando; P. Laurent; O. Limousin; J. L. Galvez; C. P. Gloster; M. Hernanz; J. Isern; Irfan Kuvvetli; J. M. Maia; A. Meuris; J. B. Stephen; A. Zappettini

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A 3D CZT hard x-ray polarimeter for a balloon-borne payload

E. Caroli, J. M. Alvarez, N. Auricchio, Carl Budtz-Jørgensen, R. M. Curado da Silva, S. Del Sordo, P. Ferrando, P. Laurent, O. Limousin, J. L. Galvez, C. P. Gloster, M. Hernanz, J. Isern, Irfan Kuvvetli, J. M. Maia, A. Meuris, J. B. Stephen, A. Zappettini

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Today it is widely recognised that a measurement of the polarization status of cosmic sources high energy emission is a key observational parameter to understand the active production mechanism and its geometry. Therefore new instrumentation operating in the hard X/soft γ rays energy range should be optimized also for this type of measurement. In this framework, we present the concept of a small high-performance spectrometer designed for polarimetry between 100 and 1000 keV suitable as a stratospheric balloon-borne payload dedicated to perform an accurate and reliable measurement of the polarization status of the Crab pulsar, i.e. the polarization level and direction. The detector with 3D spatial resolution is based on a CZT spectrometer in a highly segmented configuration designed to operate as a high performance scattering polarimeter. We discuss different configurations based on recent development results and possible improvements currently under study. Furthermore we describe a possible baseline design of the payload, which can be also seen as a pathfinder for a high performance focal plane detector in new hard X and soft gamma ray focussing telescopes and/or advanced Compton instruments. Finally we present preliminary data from Montecarlo undergoing studies to determine the best trade-off between polarimetric performance and detector design complexity.

Original language	English
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8443
Pages (from-to)	84434O
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0277-786X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.928326
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2012 - Amsterdam RAI Convention Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 1 Jul 2012 → 6 Jul 2012 Conference number: 8443

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Conference	SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2012
Number	8443
Location	Amsterdam RAI Convention Center
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	01/07/2012 → 06/07/2012

Keywords

Hard x-ray
Scattering polarimetry
CZT
3D spectrometers
Balloon payload

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Caroli, E., Alvarez, J. M., Auricchio, N., Budtz-Jørgensen, C., Curado da Silva, R. M., Del Sordo, S., Ferrando, P., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Galvez, J. L., Gloster, C. P., Hernanz, M., Isern, J., Kuvvetli, I., Maia, J. M., Meuris, A., Stephen, J. B., & Zappettini, A. (2012). A 3D CZT hard x-ray polarimeter for a balloon-borne payload. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 8443, 84434O. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.928326

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A 3D CZT hard x-ray polarimeter for a balloon-borne payload

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