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Previous studies have shown that the largest γ-ray detector to date, EGRET, does not have useful polarization sensitivity. We have explored here some improved approaches to analyzing γ-ray pair production events, leading to important gains in sensitivity to polarization. The performance of the next generation γ-ray instrument GLAST is investigated using a detailed Monte Carlo simulation of the complete detector.
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Yadigaroglu, IA. Sensitivity of γ-ray detectors to polarization. Experimental Astronomy 7, 221–237 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007938111528
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