Published October 6, 2006 | Version v1
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Sensitive Polarimetric Search for Relativity Violations in Gamma-Ray Bursts

Creators

  • 1. Physics Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 (United States)
  • 2. Physics Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 (United States)

Description

We show that the recent measurements of linear polarization in gamma rays from GRB 930131 and GRB 960924 constrain certain types of relativity violations in photons to less than parts in 1037, representing an improvement in sensitivity by a factor of 100 000

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.140401;
arXiv
arXiv:hep-ph/0607084v1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
97
Journal Issue
14
Journal Page Range
p. 140401-140401.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38023863
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; GAMMA RADIATION; PHOTONS; POLARIMETRY; POLARIZATION; SENSITIVITY
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; COSMIC RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATIONS

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