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20152026
most citedDetailed polarization measurements of the prompt emission of five Gamma-Ray Bursts

89 citations · 252 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

The Gamma-Ray Monitor onboard the SVOM satellite

Jian-Chao Sun, Yong-Wei Dong, Jiang He +21

The Gamma-Ray Monitor (GRM) is a key scientific payload onboard the Space-based Multi-band Variable Object Monitor (SVOM) satellite, designed specifically for the detection and stu…

cs.CV2022★ 11 cited

NTIRE 2022 Challenge on High Dynamic Range Imaging: Methods and Results

Eduardo Pérez-Pellitero, Sibi Catley-Chandar, Richard Shaw +85

This paper reviews the challenge on constrained high dynamic range (HDR) imaging that was part of the New Trends in Image Restoration and Enhancement (NTIRE) workshop, held in conj…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 6 cited

The In-Flight Realtime Trigger and Localization Software of GECAM

Xiao-Yun Zhao, Shao-Lin Xiong, Xiang-Yang Wen +86

Realtime trigger and localization of bursts are the key functions of GECAM, which is an all-sky gamma-ray monitor launched in Dec 10, 2020. We developed a multifunctional trigger a…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 12 cited

GECAM detection of a bright type-I X-ray burst from 4U 0614+09: confirmation its spin frequency at 413 Hz

Y. P. Chen, J. Li, S. L. Xiong +87

One month after launching Gravitational wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM), a bright thermonuclear X-ray burst from 4U~0614+09, was observed on Ja…

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.IM2019

Observation data pre-processing and scientific data products generation of POLAR

Zheng-Heng Li, Jian-Chao Sun, Li-Ming Song +8

POLAR is a compact space-borne detector initially designed to measure the polarization of hard X-rays emitted from Gamma-Ray Bursts in the energy range 50-500keV. This instrument w…

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…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 3 cited

A Low-latency Pipeline for GRB Light Curve and Spectrum using Fermi/GBM Near Real-time Data

Yi Zhao, Binbin Zhang, Shaolin Xiong +15

Rapid response and short time latency are very important for Time Domain Astronomy, such as the observations of Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) and electromagnetic (EM) counterparts of gra…

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…

astro-ph.IM2017

Gain factor and parameter settings optimization of the new gamma-ray burst polarimeter POLAR

X. F. Zhang, W. Hajdas, H. L. Xiao +38

As a space-borne detector POLAR is designed to conduct hard X-ray polarization measurements of gamma-ray bursts on the statistically significant sample of events and with an unprec…

astro-ph.IM2016

POLAR: Final Calibration and In-Flight Performance of a Dedicated GRB Polarimeter

M. Kole, T. W. Bao, T. Batsch +41

Gamma-ray polarimetry is a new powerful tool to study the processes responsible for the emission from astrophysical sources and the environments in which this emission takes place.…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 1 cited

Calibration of Gamma-ray Burst Polarimeter POLAR

H. L. Xiao, W. Hajdas, T. W. Bao +33

Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) are the strongest explosions in the universe which might be associated with creation of black holes. Magnetic field structure and burst dynamics may influen…

physics.ins-det2015★ 14 cited

A crosstalk and non-uniformity correction method for the Compact Space-borne Compton Polarimeter POLAR

Hualin Xiao, Wojtek Hajdas, Bobing Wu +33

In spite of extensive observations and numerous theoretical studies in the past decades several key questions related with Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRB) emission mechanisms are still to b…