Circular Polarization Induced by Scintillation in a Magnetized Medium

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2000-06-30

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0006437v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

16 pages, 1 figure, Phys. Rev. E, accepted

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.62.4177

A new theory is presented for the development of circular polarization as radio waves propagate through the turbulent, birefringent interstellar medium. The fourth order moments of the wavefield are calculated and it is shown that unpolarized incident radiation develops a nonzero variance in circular polarization. A magnetized turbulent medium causes the Stokes parameters to scintillate in a non-identical manner. A specific model for this effect is developed for the case of density fluctuations in a uniform magnetic field.

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