The design of a gamma‐ray burst polarimeter

Authors

Mark L. McConnell, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
D J. Forrest, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
K Levenson, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
W T. Vestrand, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow

Abstract

The study of the polarization properties of the gamma‐ray bursts is the one remaining unexplored avenue of research which may help to answer some of the fundamental problems regarding the nature of these mysterious objects. We have designed an instrument to measure linear polarization in cosmic gamma‐ray bursts at energies ≳50 keV. Here we describe the design of this instrument, which we call the Gamma‐ray Burst Polarimeter Experiment (GRAPE).

Department

Space Science Center, Physics

Publication Date

1993

Journal Title

AIP Conference Proceedings

Publisher

AIP Publishing

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1063/1.44145

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Recommended Citation

The design of a gamma‐ray burst polarimeter McConnell, M. and Forrest, D. and Levenson, K. and Vestrand, W. T., AIP Conference Proceedings, 280, 1142-1146 (1993), DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.44145

Rights

© 1993 American Institute of Physics