Early time optical polarization of GRB Afterglows: GRB 060418 and GRB 090102

I. A. Steele; Carole Mundell; R. J. Smith; S. Kobayashi; Cristiano Guidorzi

Early time optical polarization of GRB Afterglows: GRB 060418 and GRB 090102

I. A. Steele, Carole Mundell, R. J. Smith, S. Kobayashi, Cristiano Guidorzi

Department of Physics

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Abstract

RINGO on the Liverpool Telescope has now measured the optical polarization of GRB 060418 (where a 2 sigma upper limit of P<8% was determined) and GRB 090102 (when a detection of P = 10 +/-1 % was made). We discuss the implications of these observations for the various competing models of GRB jet magnetization and describe a possible unified model that can explain both measurements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of The Shocking Universe Conference held in San Servolo, 2009
Publication status	Published - Dec 2009

Cite this

@inproceedings{522cda1f6ad34e18b0f7acb402c5f459,

title = "Early time optical polarization of GRB Afterglows: GRB 060418 and GRB 090102",

abstract = " RINGO on the Liverpool Telescope has now measured the optical polarization of GRB 060418 (where a 2 sigma upper limit of P<8\% was determined) and GRB 090102 (when a detection of P = 10 +/-1 \% was made). We discuss the implications of these observations for the various competing models of GRB jet magnetization and describe a possible unified model that can explain both measurements. ",

author = "Steele, \{I. A.\} and Carole Mundell and Smith, \{R. J.\} and S. Kobayashi and Cristiano Guidorzi",

year = "2009",

month = dec,

language = "English",

booktitle = "Proceedings of The Shocking Universe Conference held in San Servolo, 2009",

}

TY - GEN

T1 - Early time optical polarization of GRB Afterglows: GRB 060418 and GRB 090102

AU - Steele, I. A.

AU - Mundell, Carole

AU - Smith, R. J.

AU - Kobayashi, S.

AU - Guidorzi, Cristiano

PY - 2009/12

Y1 - 2009/12

N2 - RINGO on the Liverpool Telescope has now measured the optical polarization of GRB 060418 (where a 2 sigma upper limit of P<8% was determined) and GRB 090102 (when a detection of P = 10 +/-1 % was made). We discuss the implications of these observations for the various competing models of GRB jet magnetization and describe a possible unified model that can explain both measurements.

AB - RINGO on the Liverpool Telescope has now measured the optical polarization of GRB 060418 (where a 2 sigma upper limit of P<8% was determined) and GRB 090102 (when a detection of P = 10 +/-1 % was made). We discuss the implications of these observations for the various competing models of GRB jet magnetization and describe a possible unified model that can explain both measurements.

M3 - Chapter in a published conference proceeding

BT - Proceedings of The Shocking Universe Conference held in San Servolo, 2009

ER -

Early time optical polarization of GRB Afterglows: GRB 060418 and GRB 090102

Abstract

Fingerprint

Cite this