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most citedDetailed polarization measurements of the prompt emission of five Gamma-Ray Bursts

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astro-ph.HE2019★ 89 cited

Detailed polarization measurements of the prompt emission of five Gamma-Ray Bursts

Shuang-Nan Zhang, Merlin Kole, Tian-Wei Bao +37

Gamma-ray bursts are the strongest explosions in the Universe since the Big Bang, believed to be produced either in forming black holes at the end of massive star evolution or merg…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 20 cited

In-Orbit Instrument Performance Study and Calibration for POLAR Polarization Measurements

Zhengheng Li, Merlin Kole, Jianchao Sun +30

POLAR is a compact space-borne detector designed to perform reliable measurements of the polarization for transient sources like Gamma-Ray Bursts in the energy range 50-500keV. The…

physics.ins-det2017★ 13 cited

In-flight energy calibration of the space-borne Compton polarimeter POLAR

Hualin Xiao, Wojtek Hajdas, Bobing Wu +39

POLAR is a compact wide-field space-borne detector for precise measurements of the linear polarisation of hard X-rays emitted by transient sources in the energy range from 50 keV t…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 58 cited

Design and construction of the POLAR detector

N. Produit, T. W. Bao, T. Batsch +35

The POLAR detector is a space based Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) polarimeter with a wide field of view, which covers almost half the sky. The instrument uses Compton scattering of gamma r…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 24 cited

Instrument Performance and Simulation Verification of the POLAR Detector

M. Kole, Z. H. Li, N. Produit +32

POLAR is a new satellite-born detector aiming to measure the polarization of an unprecedented number of Gamma-Ray Bursts in the 50-500 keV energy range. The instrument, launched on…

physics.ins-det2017★ 1 cited

Calibration of the Space-borne Compton Polarimeter POLAR flight model with 100% polarized X-ray beams

H. L. Xiao, W. Hajdas, P. Socha +32

POLAR is space-borne detector designed for a precise measurement of gamma-ray polarization of the prompt emissions of Gamma-Ray Bursts in the energy range 50 keV - 500 keV. POLAR i…