Polarimetric observations of GRB 011211

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 392, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 865-868

  Covino, S ^a   Lazzati, D ^b   Malesani, D ^a   Ghisellini, G ^a   Israel, G L ^c   Stella, L ^c   Cimatti, A ^d   Di Serego, S ^d   Fiore, F ^c   Kawai, N ^e   Ortolani, S ^f   Pasquini, L ^g   Ricker, G ^h   Saracco, P ^a   Tagliaferri, G ^a   Zerbi, F ^a  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA   (Italy)

^d INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI ARCETRI   (Italy)

^e TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^g EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^h MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: bursts; Polarization; Radiation mechanisms: non thermal

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLARIMETERS; RADIATION;

LIGHTCURVE EVOLUTION;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0036737618     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021025     Document Type: Article

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