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The scientific motivation for X-ray polarimetry is discussed with particular emphasis on the information that might be obtained on the binary X-ray pulsars in addition to a number of other classes of objects including solar flares. Detailed discussions are given for Thomson-scattering and Bragg-crystal polarimeters with numerical estimates for the sensitivity of various existing and proposed instruments.
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Novick, R. Stellar and solar X-ray polarimetry. Space Sci Rev 18, 389–408 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212912
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