Sensitive Polarimetric Search for Relativity Violations in Gamma-Ray Bursts

V. Alan Kostelecký and Matthew Mewes
Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 140401 – Published 2 October 2006

Abstract

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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  • Received 13 June 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.140401

©2006 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

V. Alan Kostelecký1 and Matthew Mewes2

  • 1Physics Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
  • 2Physics Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA

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Vol. 97, Iss. 14 — 6 October 2006

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