The LargE Area burst Polarimeter (LEAP) a NASA mission of opportunity for the ISS

Mark L. McConnell; Matthew Baring; Peter Bloser; Michael S. Briggs; Camden Ertley; Greg Fletcher; Jessica Gaskin; Karen Gelmis; Adam Goldstein; Eric Grove; Dieter H. Hartmann; Michelle Hui; Peter Jenke; R. Marc Kippen; Fabian Kislat; Daneil Kocevski; Merlin Kole; John F. Krizmanic; Jason Legere; Tyson Littenberg; Neil Martin; Sheila McBreen; Don McQueen; Chip Meegan; Karla Oñate Melecio; Mark Pearce; Rob Preece; Nicolas Produit; James Ryan; Steven Sturner; Peter Veres; W. Thomas Vestrand; Colleen Wilson-Hodge; Bing Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.2594737

24 August 2021 The LargE Area burst Polarimeter (LEAP) a NASA mission of opportunity for the ISS

Mark L. McConnell, Matthew Baring, Peter Bloser, Michael S. Briggs, Camden Ertley, Greg Fletcher, Jessica Gaskin, Karen Gelmis, Adam Goldstein, Eric Grove, Dieter H. Hartmann, Michelle Hui, Peter Jenke, R. Marc Kippen, Fabian Kislat, Daneil Kocevski, Merlin Kole, John F. Krizmanic, Jason Legere, Tyson Littenberg, Neil Martin, Sheila McBreen, Don McQueen, Chip Meegan, Karla Oñate Melecio, Mark Pearce, Rob Preece, Nicolas Produit, James Ryan, Steven Sturner, Peter Veres, W. Thomas Vestrand, Colleen Wilson-Hodge, Bing Zhang

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 11821, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII; 118210P (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594737
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2021, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The LargE Area Burst Polarimeter (LEAP) will radically improve our understanding of some of the most energetic phenomena in our Universe by exposing the underlying physics that governs astrophysical jets and the extreme environment surrounding newborn compact objects. LEAP will do this by making the highest fidelity polarization measurements to date of the prompt gamma-ray emission from a large sample of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). The science objectives are met with a single instrument deployed as an external payload on the ISS – a wide FOV Compton polarimeter that measures GRB polarization from 50–500 keV and GRB spectra from ~10 keV to 5 MeV. LEAP measures polarization using seven independent polarimeter modules, each with a 12x12 array of optically isolated high-Z and low-Z scintillation detectors readout by individual PMTs. LEAP is one of two NASA Missions of Opportunity proposals that are currently in a Phase A Concept Study, with a final selection due later this year.

Conference Presentation

Citation Download Citation

Mark L. McConnell, Matthew Baring, Peter Bloser, Michael S. Briggs, Camden Ertley, Greg Fletcher, Jessica Gaskin, Karen Gelmis, Adam Goldstein, Eric Grove, Dieter H. Hartmann, Michelle Hui, Peter Jenke, R. Marc Kippen, Fabian Kislat, Daneil Kocevski, Merlin Kole, John F. Krizmanic, Jason Legere, Tyson Littenberg, Neil Martin, Sheila McBreen, Don McQueen, Chip Meegan, Karla Oñate Melecio, Mark Pearce, Rob Preece, Nicolas Produit, James Ryan, Steven Sturner, Peter Veres, W. Thomas Vestrand, Colleen Wilson-Hodge, and Bing Zhang "The LargE Area burst Polarimeter (LEAP) a NASA mission of opportunity for the ISS", Proc. SPIE 11821, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXII, 118210P (24 August 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594737

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available