The development of gamma-ray burst polarimeter for a small satellite

Shuichi Gunji; Takeshi Nakamori; Mitsumasa Sakano; Jun Katagiri; Tatsuya Kishikawa; Koki Kato; Sayaka Kimura; Mika Takakura; Yuma Oikawa; Tatsuya Ueda

doi:10.1117/12.2054708

24 July 2014 The development of gamma-ray burst polarimeter for a small satellite

Shuichi Gunji, Takeshi Nakamori, Mitsumasa Sakano, Jun Katagiri, Tatsuya Kishikawa, Koki Kato, Sayaka Kimura, Mika Takakura, Yuma Oikawa, Tatsuya Ueda

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Proceedings Volume 9144, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 91444J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054708
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

We are developing a gamma-ray burst polarimeter for a small satellite. It is Compton-scattering-type polarimeter which consists of segmented plastic scintillator and segmented GAGG scintillator. The scattering position in the plastic scintillator and the absorption position in the GAGG scintillator for incident hard X rays can be read out by multi-anode photomultipliers and avalanche photodiodes, respectively. The detection efficiency and the modulation factor amount to about 21% and 39% at 60 keV, respectively. The geometrical area for one module is about 300 cm². If two modules will be installed, the polarimeters will measure the polarization for about thirty-five GRBs in two years. Through the observation of the polarization, the radiation mechanism of gamma-ray bursts will be clarified.

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Shuichi Gunji, Takeshi Nakamori, Mitsumasa Sakano, Jun Katagiri, Tatsuya Kishikawa, Koki Kato, Sayaka Kimura, Mika Takakura, Yuma Oikawa, and Tatsuya Ueda "The development of gamma-ray burst polarimeter for a small satellite", Proc. SPIE 9144, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 91444J (24 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054708

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