The sensitivity of EGRET to gamma-ray polarization |
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| Authors: | John R Mattox |
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| Institution: | (1) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 662, 20771 Greenbelt, MD, USA |
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| Abstract: | A Monte Carlo simulation shows that the EGRET gamma-ray telescope aboard the GRO satellite does not have sufficient sensitivity to detect linear polarization, even for 100% polarized gamma-ray sources. This is confirmed by analysis of calibration data. Several data selection techniques suggested to enhance polarization sensitivity have been evaluated and found to not significantly improve sensitivity.NRC/NAS RESEARCH ASSOCIATE |
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| Keywords: | EGRET GRO gamma ray polarization |
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