3 papers
astro-ph.HE2025
Statistical Properties of a Polarization Vector's Ellipticity Angle
M. M. McKinnon
The orientation of a polarization vector on the Poincare sphere is defined by its position angle (PA) and ellipticity angle (EA). The radio emission from pulsars, magnetars, and fa…
astro-ph.HE2025
Polarization Estimation for Radio Pulsars
M. M. McKinnon
A number of polarization estimators have been developed for a variety of astrophysical applications to compensate measurements of linear polarization for a bias contributed by the…
astro-ph.HE2024
Unusual intra-burst variations of polarization states in FRB 20210912A and FRB 20230708A : Effects of plasma birefringence?
Apurba Bera, Clancy W. James, Mark M. McKinnon +6
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are highly energetic events of short-duration intense radio emission, the origin of which remains elusive till date. Polarization of the FRB signals carry…