Calibration of the instrumental polarization of radio telescopes

Details Calibration of the instrumental polarization of radio telescopes Calibration of the instrumental polarization of radio telescopes

Jan 1985

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 142, no. 1, Jan. 1985, p. 181-188.

Computer Science

Performance

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Calibrating, Polarimeters, Polarization Characteristics, Radio Telescopes, Accuracy, Correlators, Data Reduction, Instrument Compensation, Matrices (Mathematics), Performance Tests, Radio Receivers

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An intuitively simple, convenient, and accurate calibration procedure for determining the instrumental polarization characteristics of radio telescopes is presented. The basic formulas of the procedure are given, and the layout of the receiving system is shown. The main considerations determining the layout are outlined, and the observations procedure is described. A significant advantage of the method is that measurements can be reduced easily and in a short time and that the derived Mueller matrix can be used as a convenient tool to monitor the overall system performance.

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