Constraining the magnetic field structure in collisionless relativistic shocks with a radio afterglow polarization upper limit in GW170817

Gill, R; Granot, J

MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 2020; 491 (4): 5815

Abstract

Gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglow arises from a relativistic shock driven into the ambient medium, which generates tangled magnetic fields and accelerat......

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