Polarization in Resonance Lines: Diffuse Reflection

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Jan 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004arep...48...21l&link_type=abstract

Astronomy Reports, vol. 48, Issue 1, p.21-28

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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The linear polarization of resonance radiation diffusely reflected from a semi-infinite atmosphere is analyzed, including a full account of the azimuthal dependence. The radiating atom is assumed to have two levels and the radiation to be fully redistributed in frequency. A new approach to the transformation of the equations of polarized radiative transport is proposed based on factorization of the full (3×3) Rayleigh phase matrix. The emergent radiation field is expressed in terms of a matrix analog for the Chandrasekhar H function. The polarization properties of radiation at the frequencies of resonance lines diffusely reflected from a scattering atmosphere are discussed. The degree of polarization of the reflected radiation can be very high.

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