GRB polarimetry with POET

M. L. McConnell; L. Angelini; M. G. Baring; S. Barthelmy; J. K. Black; P. F. Bloser; B. Dennis; A. G. Emslie; J. Greiner; W. Hajdas; A. K. Harding; D. H. Hartmann; J. E. Hill; K. Ioka; P. Kaaret; G. Kanbach; D. Kniffen; J. S. Legere; J. R. Macri; R. Morris; T. Nakamura; N. Produit; J. M. Ryan; T. Sakamoto; K. Toma; X. Wu; R. Yamazaki; B. Zhang

doi:10.1063/1.3155969

GRB polarimetry with POET

M. L. McConnell, L. Angelini, M. G. Baring, S. Barthelmy, J. K. Black, P. F. Bloser, B. Dennis, A. G. Emslie, J. Greiner, W. Hajdas, A. K. Harding, D. H. Hartmann, J. E. Hill, K. Ioka, P. Kaaret, G. Kanbach, D. Kniffen, J. S. Legere, J. R. Macri, R. MorrisT. Nakamura, N. Produit, J. M. Ryan, T. Sakamoto, K. Toma, X. Wu, R. Yamazaki, B. Zhang

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Abstract

POET (Polarimeters for Energetic Transients) represents a concept for a Small Explorer (SMEX) satellite mission, whose principal scientific goal is to understand the structure of GRB sources through sensitive X-ray and ?-ray polarization measurements. The payload consists of two wide field-of-view (FoV) instruments: a Low Energy Polarimeter (LEP) capable of polarization measurements in the energy range from 2-15 keV and a high energy polarimeter (Gamma-Ray Polarimeter Experiment or GRAPE) that would measure polarization in the 60-500 keV energy range. The POET spacecraft provides a zenith-pointed platform for maximizing the exposure to deep space. Spacecraft rotation provides a means of effectively dealing with any residual systematic effects in the polarization response. POET provides sufficient sensitivity and sky coverage to measure statistically significant polarization (for polarization levels in excess of 20%) for 80 GRBs in a two-year mission. High energy polarization data would also be obtained for SGRs, solar flares, pulsars and other sources of astronomical interest.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Gamma-Ray Burst - 6th Huntsville Symposium
Pages	64-66
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3155969
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	6th Huntsville Symposium on Gamma-Ray Bursts - Huntsville, AL, United States Duration: 2008 Oct 20 → 2008 Oct 23

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1133
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

Conference

Conference	6th Huntsville Symposium on Gamma-Ray Bursts
Country/Territory	United States
City	Huntsville, AL
Period	08/10/20 → 08/10/23

Keywords

Gamma-ray
Gamma-ray bursts
Polarimetry
X-ray

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Physics and Astronomy(all)

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McConnell, M. L., Angelini, L., Baring, M. G., Barthelmy, S., Black, J. K., Bloser, P. F., Dennis, B., Emslie, A. G., Greiner, J., Hajdas, W., Harding, A. K., Hartmann, D. H., Hill, J. E., Ioka, K., Kaaret, P., Kanbach, G., Kniffen, D., Legere, J. S., Macri, J. R., ... Zhang, B. (2009). GRB polarimetry with POET. In Gamma-Ray Burst - 6th Huntsville Symposium (pp. 64-66). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1133). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3155969

McConnell, ML, Angelini, L, Baring, MG, Barthelmy, S, Black, JK, Bloser, PF, Dennis, B, Emslie, AG, Greiner, J, Hajdas, W, Harding, AK, Hartmann, DH, Hill, JE, Ioka, K, Kaaret, P, Kanbach, G, Kniffen, D, Legere, JS, Macri, JR, Morris, R, Nakamura, T, Produit, N, Ryan, JM, Sakamoto, T, Toma, K, Wu, X, Yamazaki, R & Zhang, B 2009, GRB polarimetry with POET. in Gamma-Ray Burst - 6th Huntsville Symposium. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1133, pp. 64-66, 6th Huntsville Symposium on Gamma-Ray Bursts, Huntsville, AL, United States, 08/10/20. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3155969

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