The polarization of afterglow emission reveals γ-ray bursts jet structure

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 354, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 86-100

  Rossi, Elena M ^a   Lazzati, Davide ^a   Salmonson, Jay D ^b   Ghisellini, Gabriele ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; GAMMA RAYS; STARS;

AFTERGLOW EMISSION; DYNAMICAL EVOLUTION; GAMMA RAYS BURSTS; JET STRUCTURE; LIGHT CURVES; POLARIZATION CURVES; POWER-LAW; RADIATION MECHANISMS: NONTHERMAL; TOP HAT; TOTAL FLUX;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 7544232427     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08165.x     Document Type: Article

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