Statistical Uncertainty in the Re-Analysis of Polarization in GRB021206
| dc.creator | Boggs, Steven E. | |
| dc.creator | Coburn, Wayne | |
| dc.date | 2003-10-17 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:10:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:10:36Z | |
| dc.description | We recently reported the first detection of an astrophysical gamma-ray polarization from GRB021206 using the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) spacecraft. Our analysis suggested gamma-ray polarization at an astoundingly high level, 80+/-20%. A recent manuscript re-analyzes this event in the RHESSI data, and sets an upper limit on potential polarization of 4.1% -- clearly inconsistent with our initial analysis. This manuscript raises a number of important concerns about the analysis, which are already being addressed in a separate methods paper under preparation. We note here, however, that the limit set on the potential polarization by this re-analysis is significantly underestimated using their novel statistical methods. | |
| dc.description | Submitted to MNRAS | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310515 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310515 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/6788 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Statistical Uncertainty in the Re-Analysis of Polarization in GRB021206 | |
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