We present the recent discovery of linear polarization of the optical afterglow of GRB 990510. Effects that could introduce spurious polarization are discussed, showing that they do not apply to the case of GRB 990510, which is then intrinsically polarized. It will be shown that this observation constrains the emission mechanism of the afterglow radiation, the geometry of the fireball and degre...

Magnetic fields are observed everywhere in the universe. In this review, we concentrate on the observational aspects of the magnetic fields of Galactic and extragalactic objects. Readers can follow the milestones in the observations of cosmic magnetic fields obtained from the most important tracers of magnetic fields, namely, the star-light polarization, the Zeeman effect, the rotation measures...

due to many important applications, the group iii-nitride semiconductors have recently attractedremarkable attention among semiconductor researchers and engineers. in this paper, we report on the impact of extrinsic and temporal carriers on the screening of polarization internal fields. the optical efficiency of gan/algan multiple quantum well (mqw) nanostructures were studied by means of photo...

in this article, the second quantization method has been used to investigate some thermodynamic properties of spin-polarized metallic nanowire in the presence of magnetic field at zero temperature. we have been observed that in different magnetic field, the equilibrium energy of system increases as the density increases. the spin-polarization parameter corresponding to the equilibrium state of ...

In this article, the second quantization method has been used to investigate some thermodynamic properties of spin-polarized metallic nanowire in the presence of magnetic field at zero temperature. We have been observed that in different magnetic field, the equilibrium energy of system increases as the density increases. The spin-polarization parameter corresponding to the equilibrium state of ...

in this paper, the hartree-fock method has been formulated to investigate some of the ground state properties of quasi-one-dimensional interacting electron gas in the presence of the magnetic field. the bare coulomb interaction between electrons has been assumed. for this system, we have also computed some of its thermodynamic and magnetic properties such as the energy, pressure, incompressibil...

Polarization induced electron populations in III-V nitride semiconductors Transport, growth, and device applications by Debdeep Jena The III-V nitride semiconductors (GaN, AlN, InN) exhibit unusually large electronic polarization fields. These polarization fields can be engineered to achieve carrier confinement, doping, and band engineering in novel ways. This work presents work in engineering ...

C points, that is, isolated points of circular polarization in transverse fields of varying polarization, are classified morphologically into three distinct types known as lemons, stars, and monstars. These morphologies are interpreted here according to two natural parameters associated with the singularity, namely, the anisotropy of the C point and the polarization azimuth on the anisotropy ax...

The effects of uniform steady state (DC) extracellular electric fields on neuronal excitability were characterized in rat hippocampal slices using field, intracellular and voltage-sensitive dye recordings. Small electric fields (</40/ mV mm(-1)), applied parallel to the somato-dendritic axis, induced polarization of CA1 pyramidal cells; the relationship between applied field and induced polariz...