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Proceedings Article•DOI•
Development and performance verification of a TPC polarimeter for high energy x-rays

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Tomoshi Takeda1, Kevin Black2, Teruaki Enoto, A. Hayato3, Joanne E. Hill2, Wataru Iwakiri4, Keith Jahoda2, Takao Kitaguchi, Miho Okubo, Toru Tamagawa, Marina Tsutsumi, Keisuke Uchiyama, Yuto Yoshida, Yuanhui Zhou •
Tokyo University of Science1, Goddard Space Flight Center2, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency3, Chuo University4
13 Dec 2020
TL;DR: In this paper, the first application of a time projection chamber polarimeter to measure high energy X-ray polarization above 10 keV is presented. But the polarimeter performance is verified with linearly polarized, monochromatic X-rays at a synchrotron radiation facility, KEK Photon Factory BL-14A.
Abstract: We present the first application of a time projection chamber polarimeter to measure high energy X-ray polarization above 10 keV. The polarimeter is designed based on the PRAXyS soft X-ray polarimeter. The sealed gas is changed to a gas mixture of 60% argon and 40% dimethyl ether at 1 atm to be sensitive to high energy X-rays. The polarimeter performance is verified with linearly polarized, monochromatic X-rays at a synchrotron radiation facility, KEK Photon Factory BL-14A. The measured modulation factors are 42.4 ± 0.6%, 50.4 ± 0.6%, and 55.0 ± 0.6% at 12, 14, and 16 keV, respectively, and the measured polarization angles are consistent with the expected values at all energies.