PoS - Proceedings of Science
Volume 447 - Multifrequency Behaviour of High Energy Cosmic Sources XIV (MULTIF2023) - Ongoimg Experiments
The Rocket Experiment Demonstration of a Soft X-ray Polarimeter (REDSoX)
H. Marshall*, S. Heine, A. Garner, R. Masterson, M. Guenther, R. Heilmann, S. Bongiorno and E. Gullikson
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Published on: April 17, 2024
Abstract
The Rocket Experiment Demonstration of a Soft X-ray Polarimeter (REDSoX) is a NASA-funded sounding rocket instrument that will make the first measurement of the linear X-ray polarization of an astrophysical source in the 0.2-0.4 keV band. We employ multilayer-coated mirrors as Bragg reflectors at the Brewster angle. By matching the dispersion of a dispersive spectrometer using critical angle transmission gratings to three laterally graded multilayer mirrors (LGMLs), we achieve polarization modulation factors over 90\%. We describe the potential science, the instrument, and possible extensions of the design.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.447.0076
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