The X-ray polarimeter instrument on board the Polarimeter for Relativistic Astrophysical X-ray Sources (PRAXyS) mission

J. E. Hill; J. K. Black; K. Jahoda; T. Tamagawa; W. Iwakiri; T. Kitaguchi; M. Kubota; P. Kaaret; R. McCurdy; D. M. Miles; T. Okajima; Y. Soong; L. Olsen; L. Sparr; S. J. Mosely; David S Nolan

doi:10.1117/12.2233322

The X-ray polarimeter instrument on board the Polarimeter for Relativistic Astrophysical X-ray Sources (PRAXyS) mission

J. E. Hill, J. K. Black, K. Jahoda, T. Tamagawa, W. Iwakiri, T. Kitaguchi, M. Kubota, P. Kaaret, R. McCurdy, D. M. Miles, T. Okajima, Y. Soong, L. Olsen, L. Sparr, S. J. Mosely, David S Nolan

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Abstract

The Polarimeter for Relativistic Astrophysical X-ray Sources (PRAXyS) is one of three Small Explorer (SMEX) missions selected by NASA for Phase A study. The PRAXyS observatory carries an X-ray Polarimeter Instrument (XPI) capable of measuring the linear polarization from a variety of high energy sources, including black holes, neutron stars, and supernova remnants. The XPI is comprised of two identical mirror-Time Projection Chamber (TPC) polarimeter telescopes with a system effective area of 124 cm² at 3 keV, capable of photon limited observations for sources as faint as 1 mCrab. The XPI is built with well-established technologies. This paper will describe the performance of the XPI flight mirror with the engineering test unit polarimeter.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	9905
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510601895
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233322
State	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: Jun 26 2016 → Jul 1 2016

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Other	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	6/26/16 → 7/1/16

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Keywords

grazing incidence mirrors
Polarimeter
polarization
PRAXyS

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Hill, J. E., Black, J. K., Jahoda, K., Tamagawa, T., Iwakiri, W., Kitaguchi, T., Kubota, M., Kaaret, P., McCurdy, R., Miles, D. M., Okajima, T., Soong, Y., Olsen, L., Sparr, L., Mosely, S. J., & Nolan, D. S. (2016). The X-ray polarimeter instrument on board the Polarimeter for Relativistic Astrophysical X-ray Sources (PRAXyS) mission. In Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray (Vol. 9905). [99051B] SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233322

The X-ray polarimeter instrument on board the Polarimeter for Relativistic Astrophysical X-ray Sources (PRAXyS) mission. / Hill, J. E.; Black, J. K.; Jahoda, K.; Tamagawa, T.; Iwakiri, W.; Kitaguchi, T.; Kubota, M.; Kaaret, P.; McCurdy, R.; Miles, D. M.; Okajima, T.; Soong, Y.; Olsen, L.; Sparr, L.; Mosely, S. J.; Nolan, David S.

Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Vol. 9905 SPIE, 2016. 99051B.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Hill, JE, Black, JK, Jahoda, K, Tamagawa, T, Iwakiri, W, Kitaguchi, T, Kubota, M, Kaaret, P, McCurdy, R, Miles, DM, Okajima, T, Soong, Y, Olsen, L, Sparr, L, Mosely, SJ & Nolan, DS 2016, The X-ray polarimeter instrument on board the Polarimeter for Relativistic Astrophysical X-ray Sources (PRAXyS) mission. in Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. vol. 9905, 99051B, SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 6/26/16. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233322

Hill, J. E. ; Black, J. K. ; Jahoda, K. ; Tamagawa, T. ; Iwakiri, W. ; Kitaguchi, T. ; Kubota, M. ; Kaaret, P. ; McCurdy, R. ; Miles, D. M. ; Okajima, T. ; Soong, Y. ; Olsen, L. ; Sparr, L. ; Mosely, S. J. ; Nolan, David S. / The X-ray polarimeter instrument on board the Polarimeter for Relativistic Astrophysical X-ray Sources (PRAXyS) mission. Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Vol. 9905 SPIE, 2016.

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