Development of a Compton Polarimeter with Solid State Detectors

Abstract

A two‐section Compton polarimeter has been developed out of a single Ge–Li detector. This device has nearly the same asymmetry ratio as the three‐section polarimeter described previously, but has the advantage of a high efficiency. The asymmetry ratio of the device is calculated as a function of gamma ray energy. The polarimeter is also calibrated by gamma rays of known polarization from reactions ²⁴Mg(p,p′) and ²⁸Si(p,p′).