ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 03 11 28 2 v 1 1 2 N ov 2 00 3 Evolution of the polarization of the optical afterglow of the gamma - ray burst GRB 030329
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Jochen Greiner, Sylvio Klose, Klaus Reinsch, Hans Martin Schmid, Re’em Sari, Dieter H. Hartmann, Chryssa Kouveliotou, Arne Rau, Eliana Palazzi, Christian Straubmeier, Bringfried Stecklum, Sergej Zharikov, Gaghik Tovmassian, Otto Bärnbantner, Christoph Ries, Emmanuel Jehin, Arne Henden, Anlaug A. Kaas, Tommy Grav, Jens Hjorth, Holger Pedersen, Ralph A.M.J. Wijers, A. Kaufer, Hye-Sook Park, Grant Williams, Olaf Reimer
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