DETECTION OF X-RAY-POLARIZATION WITH A CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE

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TSUNEMI, H
HAYASHIDA, K
TAMURA, K
NOMOTO, S
WADA, M
HIRANO, A
MIYATA, E
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10.1016/0168-9002(92)90075-F
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
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We report here the results of the detection of polarized X rays with a charge coupled device (CCD) whose pixel size is 12 x 12 mum2. The primary charge clouds produced in the silicon extends in the direction of the initial momentum of the photoelectron that is parallel to the electric vector e of the incident X-ray. Using a synchrotron radiation facility, we studied the structure of spread events and found that the CCD could detect the polarization of incident X-rays for 15 37 keV.
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