Search for dissertations about: "PoGOLite"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word PoGOLite.

  2. 1. PoGOLite : The Polarised Gamma-ray Observer

    Author : Cecilia Marini Bettolo; Mark Pearce; Christian Bohm; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Physics; Fysik;

    Abstract : PoGOLite is a balloon-borne experiment which will study polarised soft gamma-ray emission from astrophysical targets in the 25 keV – 80 keV energy range by applying well-type phoswich detector technology. Polarised gamma-rays are expected from a wide variety of sources including rotation-powered pulsars, accreting black holes and neutron stars, and jet-dominated active galaxies. READ MORE

  4. 2. Performance Studies and Star Tracking for PoGOLite

    Author : Cecilia Marini Bettolo; Mark Pearce; Nicolas Produit; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; polarization; pulsars; x-ray; PoGOLite; Astroparticle physics; Astropartikelfysik;

    Abstract : PoGOLite is a balloon-borne experiment, which will study polarized soft γ-ray emissionfrom astrophysical targets in the 25-80 keV energy range by applying well-typephoswich detector technology. Polarized γ-rays are expected from a wide variety of sources including rotation-powered pulsars, accreting black holes and neutron stars,and jet-dominated active galaxies. READ MORE

  5. 3. Pre-Flight Development of the PoGOLite Pathfinder

    Author : Mózsi Kiss; Mark Pearce; Gottfried Kanbach; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Astroparticle physics; Astropartikelfysik;

    Abstract : The Polarized Gamma-ray Observer (PoGOLite) is a balloon-borne instrument that will measure gamma-ray polarization in the energy range 25-80 keV from astronomical sources such as pulsars, accretion discs and jets from active galacticnuclei. The two additional parameters provided by such observations, polarizationangle and degree, will allow these objects to be studied in a new way, providing information about their emission mechanisms and geometries. READ MORE

  6. 4. Studies of PoGOLite performance and background rejection capabilities

    Author : Mózsi Kiss; Mark Pearce; Staffan Carius; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Physics; Fysik;

    Abstract : The Polarized Gamma-ray Observer (PoGOLite) is a balloon-borne instrument capable of measuring as low as 10% polarization from a 200 mCrab source in a sixhour °ight. A wide array of sources can be studied, including pulsars, neutron stars, accretion discs and jets from active galactic nuclei. READ MORE

  7. 5. PoGOLite: 2011 flight results and 2012 pre-flight predictions

    Author : Merlin Kole; Mark Pearce; Per-Erik Tegnér; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

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