POET: Polarimeters for energetic transients

J. E. Hill; M. L. McConnell; P. Bloser; J. Legere; J. Macri; J. Ryan; S. Barthelmy; L. Angelini; T. Sakamoto; J. K. Black; D. H. Hartmann; P. Kaaret; B. Zhang; K. Ioka; T. Nakamura; K. Toma; R. Yamazaki; X. Wu

doi:10.1063/1.3027941

POET: Polarimeters for energetic transients

J. E. Hill, M. L. McConnell, P. Bloser, J. Legere, J. Macri, J. Ryan, S. Barthelmy, L. Angelini, T. Sakamoto, J. K. Black, D. H. Hartmann, P. Kaaret, B. Zhang, K. Ioka, T. Nakamura, K. Toma, R. Yamazaki, X. Wu

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Abstract

POET (Polarimeters for Energetic Transients) is a Small Explorer mission concept proposed to NASA in January 2008. The principal scientific goal of POET is to measure GRB polarization between 2 and 500 keV. The payload consists of two wide FoV instruments: a Low Energy Polarimeter (LEP) capable of polarization measurements in the energy range from 2-15 keV and a high energy polarimeter (Gamma-Ray Polarimeter Experiment - GRAPE) that will measure polarization in the 60-500 keV energy range. Spectra will be measured from 2 keV up to 1 MeV. The POET spacecraft provides a zenith-pointed platform for maximizing the exposure to deep space. Spacecraft rotation will provide a means of effectively dealing with systematics in the polarization response. POET will provide sufficient sensitivity and sky coverage to measure statistically significant polarization for up to 100 GRBs in a two-year mission. Polarization data will also be obtained for solar flares, pulsars and other sources of astronomical interest.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2008 Nanjing Gamma-Ray Burst Conference
Pages	331-337
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027941
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	2008 Nanjing Gamma-Ray Burst Conference - Nanjing, China Duration: 2008 Jun 23 → 2008 Jun 27

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1065
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

Conference

Conference	2008 Nanjing Gamma-Ray Burst Conference
Country/Territory	China
City	Nanjing
Period	08/6/23 → 08/6/27

Keywords

Gamma-ray
Gamma-ray Bursts
Polarimetry
X-ray

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Hill, J. E., McConnell, M. L., Bloser, P., Legere, J., Macri, J., Ryan, J., Barthelmy, S., Angelini, L., Sakamoto, T., Black, J. K., Hartmann, D. H., Kaaret, P., Zhang, B., Ioka, K., Nakamura, T., Toma, K., Yamazaki, R., & Wu, X. (2008). POET: Polarimeters for energetic transients. In 2008 Nanjing Gamma-Ray Burst Conference (pp. 331-337). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1065). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3027941

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