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Study of polarization of gamma photons from gamma-ray bursts based on computer simulation of the photon detection in space-borne polarimeter POLAR

2015/17/N/ST9/03556

Keywords:

gamma ray burst photon polarization simulations

Descriptors:

  • ST9_11: High energy and particle astrophysics: X-rays, gamma rays, cosmic rays, neutrinos
  • ST9_18: Observational and satellite techniques, telescopes, detectors

Panel:

ST9 - Astronomy and space science: astrophysics, astrochemistry, astrobiology, solar system, planetary systems, stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, space science, instrumentation

Host institution :

Narodowe Centrum Badań Jądrowych

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

Anna Zwolińska 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 2

Call: PRELUDIUM 9 - announced on 2015-03-16

Amount awarded: 36 400 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2016-03-17

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2017-09-16

Project duration:: 18 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

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Equipment purchased [PL]

  1. Komputer stacjonarny (4 000 PLN)

Information in the final report

  • Publication in academic press/journals (3)
  • Articles in post-conference publications (1)
  1. Detailed polarization measurements of the prompt emission of five Gamma-Ray Bursts
    Authors:
    Shuang-Nan Zhang, Merlin Kole, Anna Zwolinska et al.
    Academic press:
    Nature Astronomy (rok: 2019, tom: 3, strony: 258–264), Wydawca: Nature
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1038/s41550-018-0664-0 - link to the publication
  2. Instrument Performance and Simulation Verification of the POLAR Detector
    Authors:
    M. Kole, Z.H. Li, N. Produit, T. Tymieniecka, J. Zhang, A. Zwolinska et.al.
    Academic press:
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A (rok: 2017, tom: 872, strony: 28-40), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.nima.2017.07.070 - link to the publication
  3. Optimization of the gain factors and parameter settings for the new gamma-ray burst polarimeter, POLAR
    Authors:
    X. Zhang, W. Hajdas, H. Xiao, A.Zwolińska et. al.
    Academic press:
    Nucl. Instrum. Methods A (rok: 2017, tom: 879, strony: 47-56), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
  1. Development of the POLAR experiment for the gamma-ray bursts polarimetry
    Authors:
    A.Zwolińska, et al.
    Conference:
    The 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma2016) (rok: 2017, ), Wydawca: AIP Conference Proceedings
    Data:
    konferencja 11-15.07.2016
    Status:
    Published