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Title: Compton polarimeter for 10–30 keV x rays

Abstract

We present a simple and versatile polarimeter for x rays in the energy range of 10–30 keV. It uses Compton scattering in low-Z materials such as beryllium or boron carbide. The azimuthal distribution of the scattered x rays is sampled by an array of 12 silicon PIN diodes operated at room temperature. We evaluated the polarimetry performance using Monte-Carlo simulations and show experimental results.

Authors:
; ; ;  [1]
  1. Physics Institute, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg (Germany)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22482776
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 86; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BERYLLIUM; BORON CARBIDES; COMPTON EFFECT; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; KEV RANGE 10-100; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLARIMETERS; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K; X RADIATION

Citation Formats

Weber, S., Beilmann, C., Shah, C., and Tashenov, S. Compton polarimeter for 10–30 keV x rays. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4931165.
Weber, S., Beilmann, C., Shah, C., & Tashenov, S. Compton polarimeter for 10–30 keV x rays. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931165
Weber, S., Beilmann, C., Shah, C., and Tashenov, S. 2015. "Compton polarimeter for 10–30 keV x rays". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931165.
@article{osti_22482776,
title = {Compton polarimeter for 10–30 keV x rays},
author = {Weber, S. and Beilmann, C. and Shah, C. and Tashenov, S.},
abstractNote = {We present a simple and versatile polarimeter for x rays in the energy range of 10–30 keV. It uses Compton scattering in low-Z materials such as beryllium or boron carbide. The azimuthal distribution of the scattered x rays is sampled by an array of 12 silicon PIN diodes operated at room temperature. We evaluated the polarimetry performance using Monte-Carlo simulations and show experimental results.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4931165},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22482776}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 9,
volume = 86,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}