Can a simple instrument measure polarization in gamma-ray bursts?
| dc.contributor.author | Curioni, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mirabal, Nestor | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-09T15:44:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-09T15:44:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004-02-25 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The recent claim of a high degree of linear polarization in the prompt gamma-ray burst (GRB) emission of GRB 021206 might have important implications for the underlying mechanism ultimately responsible for the GRB radiation. While the claim itself remains controversial, a full characterization of the GRB polarization has become a scientific imperative. A review of past and present polarimetry missions motivates a set of guidelines for future dedicated GRB polarization experiments. It is also argued that polarization in GRBs could be measured by a relatively simple instrument using readily available technology. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | We would like to thank Jules Halpern for reading the manuscript. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0402596 | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 13 pages | en_US |
| dc.genre | journal articles preprints | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/m263vq-fxlg | |
| dc.identifier.citation | A. Curioni and N. Mirabal, Can a simple instrument measure polarization in gamma-ray bursts?, https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0402596 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/19612 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Physics Department Collection | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Center for Space Sciences and Technology (CSST)/Center for Research and Exploration in Space Sciences and Technology II (CREST II) | |
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| dc.title | Can a simple instrument measure polarization in gamma-ray bursts? | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |