X线偏光観测卫星Polaris.PPT

Future Polarization Missions K. Hayashida (Osaka University) X-ray Polarimetry Started in 1960’s. 1st positive detection of X-ray polarization in the Crab nebulae in 1970. Dedicated satellites OSO-8 was launched in 1970’s, but no other significant detections other than the Crab. 19.2±1.0%@2.6keV,　19.5±2.8%@5.2keV It is still an unexploited field. e.g. See SLAC symposium Feb 2004. /xray_polar/ Recent status of developments of various models of X-ray polarimeters in Japan is introduced. PHENEX balloon experiment to observe hard X-ray polarization of the Crab (mission last week!) is reported. Future small satellite mission Polaris is outlined. Targets of X-ray Polarimetry Synchrotron Radiation SNR（Pulsar Nebulae, Shell Type） Clusters of galaxies Blazars、Quasars Scattered Radiation Accretion disk around black hole Accretion Torus Seyfert galaxies Magnetic field and scattering Pulsars Reflection component in AGNs Anomalous X-ray PulsarStrong Magnetic Field and QED Swank et al.,2004 SLAC workshop Polarimeter Type Scattering Type is better in the sensitivity for hard X-ray polatimetry. Photo-electron-track has advantages in soft X-ray polarimetry. Photo-electron Tracking CCD Polarimeter (Osaka Univ. Tsunemi et al.) Capillary Plate Gas Counter (Yamagata Univ., Sakurai, Tokanai et al.) GEM (RIKEN, Tamagawa et al.) m-PIC (Kyoto Univ., Tsuru et al.) Gas Imaging Polarimeter (Italy Group) AXP (GSFC/NASA, Swank et al.) Gas Imaging Polarimeter(GIP)(Yamagata Univ. CGPC） Fine Pitch GEM + CMOSby Tamagawa et al. Polarimetry Sensitivity m-PIC by Tsuru et al. Polarimeter Type Scattering Type is better in the sensitivity for hard X-ray polatimetry. Photo-electron-track has advantages in soft X-ray polarimetry. Scattering Type PHENEX (Yamagata, Osaka, RIKEN, ISAS) PoGO (SLAC, TITech, ISAS/JAXA, Hiroshima, Yamagata + International Collaboration) Approved by NASA balloon flight (long flight in Sweden) in 2009. see Poster by Mizuno et al. GaPOM (RIKEN, Mihara et al.) Gamma-Ray