POLAR Instrument In-space Calibration and Solar Flare Detection
Beijing
POLAR is a novel compact space-borne polarimeter based on the Compton scattering principle and conceived for a precise measurement of hard X-ray/Gamma-ray polarization. It is optimized for the polarization detection of the prompt emission of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRB). POLAR can also make precise measurements of polarization in solar flares.
A full flight model of POLAR has been constructed and integrated into TG-2 system. The Chinese Space Station TG-2 is scheduled for launch in September of 2016. The 1st POLAR workshop will be held in Beijing, China, on May 3-4, 2016.
It will focus on:
1) Evaluation and review of methods for POLAR (cross- and-) calibration in space;
2) Probability and analysis of SF events with review of needed tools;
3) Data Access and Software Tools discussion.
Considering your expertise in the field and your possible interests to contribute to the workshop, we would like to invite you and look forward for your participation.
If you plan to attend the workshop, please respond ASAP and before 28 March 2016 by sending an email to zhangxf@ihep.ac.cn (Mr. Xiaofeng ZHANG). If you want to give a presentation during the meeting, please include its title into the email. Please attach also a scanned copy (in pdf or jpg format) of your passport, if you need an invitation letter for visa application. It such the case it is also important to include the scanned copy of your previous F-visa, if you want to apply for a multi-entry visa.