Gamma-ray burst afterglow: Polarization and analytic light curves

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 511, Issue 2 PART 1, 1999, Pages 852-861

  Gruzinov, Andrei ^a   Waxman, Eli ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: bursts; Polarization; Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal; Shock waves; Stars: magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033077115     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/306720     Document Type: Article

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