High sensitivity balloon-borne hard X-ray/soft Gamma-ray polarimeter PoGOLite

T. Mizuno; M. Arimoto; M. Axelsson; C. I. Björnsson; G. Bogaert; P. Carlson; W. Craig; Y. Fukazawa; S. Gunji; L. Hjalmarsdotter; T. Kamae; Y. Kanai; J. Kataoka; J. Katsuta; N. Kawai; M. Kiss; W. Klamra; S. Larsson; G. Madejski; C. Marini Bettolo; J. Ng; M. Pearce; F. Ryde; H. Tajima; H. Takahash; T. Takahashi; T. Tanaka; T. Thurston; M. Ueno; G. Varner; H. Yoshida

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436669

High sensitivity balloon-borne hard X-ray/soft Gamma-ray polarimeter PoGOLite

T. Mizuno^*, M. Arimoto, M. Axelsson, C. I. Björnsson, G. Bogaert, P. Carlson, W. Craig, Y. Fukazawa, S. Gunji, L. Hjalmarsdotter, T. Kamae, Y. Kanai, J. Kataoka, J. Katsuta, N. Kawai, M. Kiss, W. Klamra, S. Larsson, G. Madejski, C. Marini BettoloJ. Ng, M. Pearce, F. Ryde, H. Tajima, H. Takahash, T. Takahashi, T. Tanaka, T. Thurston, M. Ueno, G. Varner, H. Yoshida

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The Polarized Gamma-ray Observer - Lightweight Version (PoGOLite) is a new balloon experiment capable of detecting 10% polarization from a 200 mCrab source in the 25-80 keV energy range in a single 6-hour flight for the first time. Polarization measurements of hard X-rays and soft gamma-rays are expected to provide a powerful probe into high-energy emission mechanisms as well as source geometries. PoGOLite uses Compton scattering and photo-absorption to measure polarization in an array of 217 well-type phoswich detector cells made of plastic and BGO scintillators. The adoption of a well-type phoswich counter concept and a thick polyethylene neutron shield provides a narrow field-of-view (1.25 msr), a large effective area (≥ 250 cm² at 40-50 keV), a high modulation factor (more than 25 %) and the low background (∼100 mCrab) required to conduct high-sensitivity polarization measurements. Through tests in laboratories and accelerator facilities of a scaled-down prototype with the front-end electronics of flight design and an extensive study by Monte-Carlo simulation, we have demonstrated high instrument performance. PoGOLite will be ready for a first engineering flight in 2009 and a science flight in 2010, during which polarization signals from the Crab Nebula/pulsar, Cygnus X-1 and other objects will be observed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC
Pages	2538-2544
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436669
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC - Honolulu, HI, United States Duration: 2007 Oct 27 → 2007 Nov 3

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Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
Volume	4
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

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Conference	2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC
Country/Territory	United States
City	Honolulu, HI
Period	07/10/27 → 07/11/3

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Mizuno, T., Arimoto, M., Axelsson, M., Björnsson, C. I., Bogaert, G., Carlson, P., Craig, W., Fukazawa, Y., Gunji, S., Hjalmarsdotter, L., Kamae, T., Kanai, Y., Kataoka, J., Katsuta, J., Kawai, N., Kiss, M., Klamra, W., Larsson, S., Madejski, G., ... Yoshida, H. (2007). High sensitivity balloon-borne hard X-ray/soft Gamma-ray polarimeter PoGOLite. In 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC (pp. 2538-2544). [4436669] (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record; Vol. 4). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436669

High sensitivity balloon-borne hard X-ray/soft Gamma-ray polarimeter PoGOLite. / Mizuno, T.; Arimoto, M.; Axelsson, M.; Björnsson, C. I.; Bogaert, G.; Carlson, P.; Craig, W.; Fukazawa, Y.; Gunji, S.; Hjalmarsdotter, L.; Kamae, T.; Kanai, Y.; Kataoka, J.; Katsuta, J.; Kawai, N.; Kiss, M.; Klamra, W.; Larsson, S.; Madejski, G.; Bettolo, C. Marini; Ng, J.; Pearce, M.; Ryde, F.; Tajima, H.; Takahash, H.; Takahashi, T.; Tanaka, T.; Thurston, T.; Ueno, M.; Varner, G.; Yoshida, H.

2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC. 2007. p. 2538-2544 4436669 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record; Vol. 4).

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Mizuno, T, Arimoto, M, Axelsson, M, Björnsson, CI, Bogaert, G, Carlson, P, Craig, W, Fukazawa, Y, Gunji, S, Hjalmarsdotter, L, Kamae, T, Kanai, Y, Kataoka, J, Katsuta, J, Kawai, N, Kiss, M, Klamra, W, Larsson, S, Madejski, G, Bettolo, CM, Ng, J, Pearce, M, Ryde, F, Tajima, H, Takahash, H, Takahashi, T, Tanaka, T, Thurston, T, Ueno, M, Varner, G & Yoshida, H 2007, High sensitivity balloon-borne hard X-ray/soft Gamma-ray polarimeter PoGOLite. in 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC., 4436669, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, vol. 4, pp. 2538-2544, 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC, Honolulu, HI, United States, 07/10/27. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436669

Mizuno, T. ; Arimoto, M. ; Axelsson, M. ; Björnsson, C. I. ; Bogaert, G. ; Carlson, P. ; Craig, W. ; Fukazawa, Y. ; Gunji, S. ; Hjalmarsdotter, L. ; Kamae, T. ; Kanai, Y. ; Kataoka, J. ; Katsuta, J. ; Kawai, N. ; Kiss, M. ; Klamra, W. ; Larsson, S. ; Madejski, G. ; Bettolo, C. Marini ; Ng, J. ; Pearce, M. ; Ryde, F. ; Tajima, H. ; Takahash, H. ; Takahashi, T. ; Tanaka, T. ; Thurston, T. ; Ueno, M. ; Varner, G. ; Yoshida, H. / High sensitivity balloon-borne hard X-ray/soft Gamma-ray polarimeter PoGOLite. 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS-MIC. 2007. pp. 2538-2544 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record).

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