The Globe Orbiting Soft X-ray (GOSoX) polarimeter concept study
Marshall HL, Heine S, Davidson R, Garner A, Gullikson E, Günther M, Leitz C, Masterson R, Miller E, Stenzel JS, Zhang WW, Boissay-Malaquin R, Caiazzo I, Chakrabarty D, Gallo L, Heilmann R, Heyl J, Kara E, Schulz N. 2021. The Globe Orbiting Soft X-ray (GOSoX) polarimeter concept study. Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy X. Optical Engineering + Applications vol. 11822.
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Marshall, Herman L.;
Heine, Sarah;
Davidson, Rosemary;
Garner, Alan;
Gullikson, Eric;
Günther, Moritz;
Leitz, Christopher;
Masterson, Rebecca;
Miller, Eric;
Stenzel, June S.;
Zhang, William W.;
Boissay-Malaquin, Rozenn
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Abstract
We describe an implementation of a broad-band soft X-ray polarimeter, substantially based on previous designs. The Globe-Orbiting Soft X-ray Polarimeter (GOSoX) is a SmallSat. As in a related mission concept the PiSoX Polarimeter, the grating arrangement is designed optimally for the purpose of polarimetry matching the dispersion of a spectrometer to a laterally graded multilayer (LGML). For GOSoX, the optics are lightweight Si mirrors in a one-bounce parabolic configuration. The instrument covers the wavelength range from 31 A to 75 A (165 - 400 eV). Upon satellite rotation, the intensities of the dispersed spectra, after reflection and polarizing by the LGMLs, give the three Stokes parameters needed to determine a source's linear polarization fraction and orientation. The design can be extended to higher energies as LGMLs are developed further. We describe the potential scientific return and the proposed mission concept following the results of a JPL Team X concept study.
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2021-08-21
Proceedings Title
Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy X
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11822
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Optical Engineering + Applications
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San Diego, CA, United States
Conference Date
2021-08-01 – 2021-08-05
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Marshall HL, Heine S, Davidson R, et al. The Globe Orbiting Soft X-ray (GOSoX) polarimeter concept study. In: Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy X. Vol 11822. SPIE; 2021. doi:10.1117/12.2596186
Marshall, H. L., Heine, S., Davidson, R., Garner, A., Gullikson, E., Günther, M., … Schulz, N. (2021). The Globe Orbiting Soft X-ray (GOSoX) polarimeter concept study. In Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy X (Vol. 11822). San Diego, CA, United States: SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2596186
Marshall, Herman L., Sarah Heine, Rosemary Davidson, Alan Garner, Eric Gullikson, Moritz Günther, Christopher Leitz, et al. “The Globe Orbiting Soft X-Ray (GOSoX) Polarimeter Concept Study.” In Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy X, Vol. 11822. SPIE, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2596186.
H. L. Marshall et al., “The Globe Orbiting Soft X-ray (GOSoX) polarimeter concept study,” in Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy X, San Diego, CA, United States, 2021, vol. 11822.
Marshall HL, Heine S, Davidson R, Garner A, Gullikson E, Günther M, Leitz C, Masterson R, Miller E, Stenzel JS, Zhang WW, Boissay-Malaquin R, Caiazzo I, Chakrabarty D, Gallo L, Heilmann R, Heyl J, Kara E, Schulz N. 2021. The Globe Orbiting Soft X-ray (GOSoX) polarimeter concept study. Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy X. Optical Engineering + Applications vol. 11822.
Marshall, Herman L., et al. “The Globe Orbiting Soft X-Ray (GOSoX) Polarimeter Concept Study.” Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy X, vol. 11822, SPIE, 2021, doi:10.1117/12.2596186.
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