X-ray Polarimetry Instrumentation
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MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
We had a roughly 18m-long beamline for testing an experimental x-ray polarimetry technique, but we had to align it first. I spent some time aligning the system, then collecting the data which we would later publish at an SPIE (optics) conference.
Developing a laser alignment procedure for our 18 meter x-ray beamline: 
Experimental verification of our approach’s ability to measure polarized x-rays. (The fitted model is what is expected when a linearly polarized source is at an angle relative to polarization-sensetive mirror) 