A photoelastic-modulator polarimeter at Pine Mountain Observatory

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Aug 1981

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Publications, vol. 93, Aug.-Sept. 1981, p. 521-525. NASA-supported research.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astrometry, Astronomical Photometry, Polarimeters, Astronomical Observatories, Linear Polarization, Sensitivity

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The use of photoelastic polarimeters in astronomy is briefly reviewed, and a visible and near-UV photoelastic modulation polarimeter is described which has been in continuous service on the 61-cm telescope of Pine Mountain Observatory for 6 years. The polarimeter is used primarily for linear polarization measurements, but is easily adaptable to circular polarimetry. The instrument has produced data at a sensitivity level of 0.01%, with long-term absolute reproducibility.

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