Synchrotron polarization of anisotropic electron distribution in GRB prompt emission

Kang-Fa Cheng, Kai-Xian Luo, Xiao-Hong Zhao +7

In gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the electron pitch angle ($\hat{I}\pm$) is usually assumed to be isotropically distributed. However, recent numerical simulations indicate that only the high-en…