Polarisation studies of the prompt gamma-ray emission from GRB 041219a using the spectrometer aboard INTEGRAL

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 466, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 895-904

  McGlynn, S ^a   Clark, D J ^b   Dean, A J ^b   Hanlon, L ^a   McBreen, S ^c   Willis, D R ^c   McBreen, B ^a   Bird, A J ^b   Foley, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: bursts; Gamma rays: observations polarization

Indexed keywords

COMPTON SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; KINEMATICS; LIGHT EMISSION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SPECTROMETERS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

BLACK BODY; COMPTON SCATTER ANGLE; GAMMA RAY EMISSION; LINEAR POLARIZATION;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 34248581682     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066179     Document Type: Article

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