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Rotation of polarization angle in gamma-ray burst prompt phase

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2023-06-30 v1

Abstract

The rotations of the polarization angle (PA) with time (energy) can lead to the depolarization of the time-integrated (energy-integrated) polarization. However, we don't know how and when it will rotate. Here, we consider the magnetic reconnection model to investigate the polarizations, especially the PA rotations of GRB prompt emission. For the large-scale ordered aligned magnetic field configuration, we find that PAs will evolve with time (energy) for off-axis observations. Our studies show that the rotations of the PAs are due to the changes of the ``observed shape'' of the emitting region (before averaged). We apply our models to the single pulse burst of GRB 170101A and GRB 170114A with time-resolved PA observations. We find it can interpret the violent PA variation of GRB 170101A. The model could not predict the twice 9090^{\circ} PA changes in GRB 170114A. Detailed model should be considered.

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@article{arxiv.2306.16634,
  title  = {Rotation of polarization angle in gamma-ray burst prompt phase},
  author = {Hao-Bing Wang and Mi-Xiang Lan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.16634},
  year   = {2023}
}

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14 pages, 13 figures