Heart of the X-Calibur X-Ray Polarimeter (IMAGE)

World Scientific

Heart of the X-Calibur X-Ray Polarimeter

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The X-ray beam enters the scattering slab (blueish glow) from the top. The X-rays are scattered in the slab with a scattering distribution characteristic depending on the polarization properties of the incoming beam. The scattering distribution is measured with semiconductor X-ray detectors surrounding the scattering slab on all four sides. The digitized signals are received through the readout electronics that are attached at the back-side of each detector.

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