Imaging polarimetry: opportunities and limitations

Details Imaging polarimetry: opportunities and limitations Imaging polarimetry: opportunities and limitations

Feb 2003

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Polarimetry in Astronomy. Edited by Silvano Fineschi . Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 4843, pp. 76-88 (2003).

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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With a new class of imaging polarimeters it is now possible to eliminate the previous main limiting factors of seeing and gain-table noise in the polarization images to allow spectro-polarimetry with a precision of 5 × 10-6. This has opened the door to a previously unexplored world of polarization phenomena with promising diagnostic possibilities not only for the Sun but also for night-time astronomy. While illustrating examples of what has been achieved, we present an overview of the new opportunities and quantify the limitations imposed by the photon flux.

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