Polarimetry: Imaging Polarimetry

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 2901. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Instrumentation And Observational Techniques, Observational Domains And Techniques

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Knowledge of the POLARIZATION state of radiation provides far more astrophysical information than intensity alone. Although the degree of polarization can be small, its measurement is relatively straightforward and it can reveal the underlying nature of sources such as young stars and the nuclei of active galaxies that are often hidden from our direct view....

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