Polarimetry with a soft x-ray spectrometer

An approach for measuring linear X-ray polarization over a broad-band using conventional spectroscopic optics is described. A set of multilayer-coated flats reflect the dispersed X-rays to the instrument detectors. The intensity variation as a function of energy and position angle is measured to det...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marshall, Herman
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52654