Effectiveness Study of Calibration and Correction Algorithms on the Prototype of the POLAR-2/LPD Detector

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Main Authors: Yi, Difan, Liu, Qian, Liu, Hongbang, Xie, Fei, Feng, Huanbo, Feng, Zuke, Li, Jin, Liang, Enwei, Zheng, Yangheng
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author Yi, Difan
Liu, Qian
Liu, Hongbang
Xie, Fei
Feng, Huanbo
Feng, Zuke
Li, Jin
Liang, Enwei
Zheng, Yangheng
author_facet Yi, Difan
Liu, Qian
Liu, Hongbang
Xie, Fei
Feng, Huanbo
Feng, Zuke
Li, Jin
Liang, Enwei
Zheng, Yangheng
contents Gaseous X-ray polarimetry refers to a class of detectors used for measuring the polarization of soft X-rays. The systematic effects of such detectors introduce residual modulation, leading to systematic biases in the polarization detection results of the source. This paper discusses the systematic effects and their calibration and correction using the Gas Microchannel Plate-Pixel Detector (GMPD) prototype for POLAR-2/Low-Energy X-ray Polarization Detector (LPD). Additionally, we propose an algorithm that combines parameterization with Monte Carlo simulation and Bayesian iteration to eliminate residual modulation. The residual modulation after data correction at different energy points has been reduced to below 1%, and a good linear relationship is observed between the polarization degree and modulation degree. The improvement in modulation degree after correction ranges from 2% to 15%, and the results exceed those of the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) above 5 keV.
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spellingShingle Effectiveness Study of Calibration and Correction Algorithms on the Prototype of the POLAR-2/LPD Detector
Yi, Difan
Liu, Qian
Liu, Hongbang
Xie, Fei
Feng, Huanbo
Feng, Zuke
Li, Jin
Liang, Enwei
Zheng, Yangheng
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Gaseous X-ray polarimetry refers to a class of detectors used for measuring the polarization of soft X-rays. The systematic effects of such detectors introduce residual modulation, leading to systematic biases in the polarization detection results of the source. This paper discusses the systematic effects and their calibration and correction using the Gas Microchannel Plate-Pixel Detector (GMPD) prototype for POLAR-2/Low-Energy X-ray Polarization Detector (LPD). Additionally, we propose an algorithm that combines parameterization with Monte Carlo simulation and Bayesian iteration to eliminate residual modulation. The residual modulation after data correction at different energy points has been reduced to below 1%, and a good linear relationship is observed between the polarization degree and modulation degree. The improvement in modulation degree after correction ranges from 2% to 15%, and the results exceed those of the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) above 5 keV.
title Effectiveness Study of Calibration and Correction Algorithms on the Prototype of the POLAR-2/LPD Detector
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.14243