The last decade has seen a leapfrog in the interest of X-ray polarimetry with a number of
new polarization measurements in hard X-rays from AstroSat, POLAR, GAP, and PoGO+ …

Nuclear astrophysics, and particularly nuclear emission line diagnostics from a variety of
cosmic sites, has remained one of the least developed fields in experimental astronomy …

While the scientific potential of high-energy X-ray and gamma-ray polarimetry has long been
recognized, measuring the polarization of high-energy photons is challenging. To date …

Photons preferentially Compton scatter perpendicular to the plane of polarization. This
property can be exploited to design instruments to measure the linear polarization of hard X …

The present manuscript describes a comprehensive characterization of a novel highly
segmented 5 mm CZT sensor attached to Timepix3. First, the sensor's IV curve was …

The scientific challenges still open in hard X-rays and γ-rays astronomy require the
development of new instrumentation able to overcome the sensitivity limits of the present …

In space application, hybrid pixel detectors of the Timepix family have been considered
mainly for the measurement of radiation levels and dosimetry in low earth orbits. Using the …

This study aims to enhance the energy resolution of the Topmetal-II− pixel detector, which is
pivotal for capturing soft X-ray signals and accurately measuring X-ray polarization. To …

In the hard X-/soft γ-ray energy band (10 keV-10 MeV), a number of primary astrophysical
questions are still open, mainly due to lack of sensitivity of the present instrumentation. New …

The development of a new generation of soft gamma-ray telescopes should allow
polarimetric measurements of astrophysical sources to be associated with the results from …