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- Title
POLAR: THE SPACE EXPERIMENT TO STUDY THE ORIGIN OF GAMMA RAY BURSTS.
- Authors
ZWOLIŃSKA, A.; T.W. BAO; BATSCH, T.; BRITVITCH, I.; J.Y. CHAI; Y.W. DONG; GAUVIN, N.; HAJDAS, W.; JĘDRZEJCZAK, K.; KARCZMARCZYK, J.; M.N. KONG; LECHANOINE-LELUC, C.; LU LI; J.T. LIU; X. LIU; MARCINKOWSKI, R.; ORSI, S.; POHL, M.; PRODUIT, N.; RAPIN, D.
- Abstract
Measurements of polarisation of γ-rays emitted in Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) will provide a new parameter in collected data. This parameter is sensitive to predictions of different models of poorly known γ-ray emission processes. Here, we present the POLAR experiment -- a compact space detector dedicated to the measurement of polarisation of GRB γ-rays prompt emission. The flight model of POLAR will be ready in 2014, for launch in space by 2015 on the Chinese Spacelab TG-2. Expected lifetime of experiment is 3 years.
- Subjects
GAMMA ray bursts; NUCLEAR models; SPACELAB missions; POLARIZATION (Nuclear physics); COMPACT spaces (Topology); NUCLEAR counters
- Publication
Acta Physica Polonica B, 2014, Vol 45, Issue 2, p255
- ISSN
0587-4254
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5506/APhysPolB.45.255