The paper presents a conceptual design for a stacked focal-plane polarimeter using multilayer mirrors, imaging photoelectric detectors, and an active Compton polarimeter to extend X-ray polarimetry to tens of keV with improved sensitivity.
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Estimates based on 17 years of Fermi LAT data indicate COSI may detect MeV polarization in a small number of blazar flares, with flat-spectrum radio quasars as the top targets.
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Instruments for Focal Plane X-Ray Polarimetry in the Next Decade
The paper presents a conceptual design for a stacked focal-plane polarimeter using multilayer mirrors, imaging photoelectric detectors, and an active Compton polarimeter to extend X-ray polarimetry to tens of keV with improved sensitivity.
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Detectability of Polarized Gamma-ray Emission from Blazar Flares with COSI
Estimates based on 17 years of Fermi LAT data indicate COSI may detect MeV polarization in a small number of blazar flares, with flat-spectrum radio quasars as the top targets.