Gamma-ray burst polarization: Limits from RHESSI measurements

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 613, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 1088-1100

  Wigger, C ^a   Hajdas, W ^a   Arzner, K ^a   Gudel M ^a   Zehnder, A ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 7244248983     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/423163     Document Type: Article

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