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POLAR, a compact detector for Gamma Ray Bursts photon polarization measurements

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1
Authors: N. Produit , F. Barao , S. Deluit , W. Hajdas , C. Leluc , M. Pohl , D. Rapin , J. -P. Vialle , R. Walter , C. Wigger
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Abstract

The design and the simulated performances of a compact detector dedicated to the measurement of GRB photon polarization is presented. Such a detector would permit to answer the question ``are most of the GRB strongly polarized?'' in a mission of one year in space.

Keywords

gamma-ray burst polarization compact detector space mission photon detection

Cite

@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0504605,
  title  = {POLAR, a compact detector for Gamma Ray Bursts photon polarization measurements},
  author = {N. Produit and F. Barao and S. Deluit and W. Hajdas and C. Leluc and M. Pohl and D. Rapin and J. -P. Vialle and R. Walter and C. Wigger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0504605},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

24 pages, 13 figures, submitted to NIM, (using elsart.sty & elsart.cls)

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