2 papers
astro-ph.IM2020
XL-Calibur -- a second-generation balloon-borne hard X-ray polarimetry mission
Q. Abarr, H. Awaki, M. G. Baring +38
XL-Calibur is a hard X-ray (15-80 keV) polarimetry mission operating from a stabilised balloon-borne platform in the stratosphere. It builds on heritage from the X-Calibur mission,…
astro-ph.HE2020
Observations of a GX 301-2 Apastron Flare with the X-Calibur Hard X-Ray Polarimeter Supported by NICER, the Swift XRT and BAT, and Fermi GBM
Q. Abarr, M. Baring, B. Beheshtipour +28
The accretion-powered X-ray pulsar GX 301-2 was observed with the balloon-borne X-Calibur hard X-ray polarimeter during late December 2018, with contiguous observations by the NICE…