Ten per cent polarized optical emission from GRB 090102

Nature

Volumn 462, Issue 7274, 2009, Pages 767-769

  Steele, I A ^a   Mundell, C G ^a   Smith, R J ^a   Kobayashi, S ^a   Guidorzi, C ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINE; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; JET; MAGNETIC FIELD; OPTICAL METHOD; POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COLLIMATOR; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FIELD EMISSION; FIRE; FIREBALL; GAMMA RADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; OPTICS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 72049121940     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08590     Document Type: Article

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