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astro-ph2005★ 99 cited
POLAR, a compact detector for Gamma Ray Bursts photon polarization measurements
N. Produit, F. Barao, S. Deluit +7
The design and the simulated performances of a compact detector dedicated to the measurement of GRB photon polarization is presented. Such a detector would permit to answer the que…
astro-ph2005★ 598 cited
An exceptionally bright flare from SGR1806-20 and the origins of short-duration gamma-ray bursts
K. Hurley, S. E. Boggs, D. M. Smith +17
Soft-gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs) are galactic X-ray stars that emit numerous short-duration (about 0.1 s) bursts of hard X-rays during sporadic active periods. They are thought to b…