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22 papers

astro-ph.IM2019

The X-ray Polarization Probe mission concept

Keith Jahoda, Henric Krawczynski, Fabian Kislat +100

The X-ray Polarization Probe (XPP) is a second generation X-ray polarimeter following up on the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). The XPP will offer true broadband polarim…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 22 cited

A convolutional neural network approach for reconstructing polarization information of photoelectric X-ray polarimeters

Takao Kitaguchi, Kevin Black, Teruaki Enoto +6

This paper presents a data processing algorithm with machine learning for polarization extraction and event selection applied to photoelectron track images taken with X-ray polarim…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 6 cited

White Paper for Blazar Observations with a GEMS-like X-ray Polarimetry Mission

Henric Krawczynski, Lorella Angelini, Matthew Baring +27

In this document, we describe the scientific potential of blazar observations with a X-ray polarimetry mission like GEMS (Gravity and Extreme Magnetism SMEX). We describe five blaz…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 6 cited

White Paper on GEMS Study of Polarized X-rays from Neutron Stars

Pranab Ghosh, Lorella Angelini, Matthew Baring +27

We examine the expected X-ray polarization properties of neutron-star X-ray sources of various types, e.g., accretion and rotation powered pulsars, magnetars, and low-mass X-ray bi…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 7 cited

X-ray Polarization from Black Holes: GEMS Scientific White Paper

Jeremy Schnittman, Lorella Angelini, Matthew Baring +27

We present here a summary of the scientific goals behind the Gravity and Extreme Magnetism SMEX (GEMS) X-ray polarimetry mission's black hole (BH) observing program. The primary ta…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 4 cited

Gas Gain Measurements from a Negative Ion TPC X-ray Polarimeter

Z. Prieskorn, J. E. Hill, P. E. Kaaret +2

Gas-based time projection chambers (TPCs) have been shown to be highly sensitive X-ray polarimeters having excellent quantum efficiency while at the same time achieving large modul…