Gamma ray polarimetry using a position sensitive germanium detector

نویسندگان

  • R. A. Kroeger
  • W. N. Johnson
  • J. D. Kurfess
  • B. F. Phlips
چکیده

Imaging gamma-ray detectors make sensitive polarimeters in the Compton energy regime by measuring the scatter direction of gamma-rays. The principle is to capitalize on the angular dependence of the Compton scattering cross section to polarized gamma rays and measure the distribution of scatter directions within the detector. This technique is effective in a double-sided germanium detector between roughly 50 keV and 1 MeV. This paper reviews device characteristics important to the optimization of a Compton polarimeter, and summarizes measurements we have made using a device with a 5×5 cm active area, 1 cm thickness, and strip-electrodes on a 2 mm pitch.

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تاریخ انتشار 1998