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X-ray and Gamma-ray Polarimetry of GRBs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2013

E. Costa
E. Costa*
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Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, 031 INAF, via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Roma, Italy
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Abstract

Polarimetry is expected to play a major role as a diagnostic tool for GRBs. Techniquesand methods for X/Gamma ray polarimetry are reviewed including the specific problemsrelated to the transient nature of the sources. Optical data do not encourage optimisticpredictions on polarimetry of afterglows. I review some of the existing and proposedexperiments for the prompt and discuss the existing results.

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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 61: Gamma-ray Bursts: 15 Years of GRB Afterglows – Progenitors, Environments and Host Galaxies from the Nearby to the Early Universe , 2013 , pp. 601 - 609
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2013

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