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Systematic simulations of aerosol optical property retrieval uncertainty for scanning polarimeters

Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, 2011
Scanning polarimeters, which utilize multi-angle, multispectral polarimetric observations from aircraft and orbit, represent the next generation of instruments capable of determining aerosol and cloud properties remotely.
K. Knobelspiesse, B. Cairns
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Electro-optical polarimeters for ground-based and space-based observations of the solar K-corona [PDF]

, 2012
Polarimeters based on electro-optically tunable liquid crystals (LC) represent a new technology in the field of observational astrophysics. LC-based polarimeters are good candidates for replacing mechanically rotating polarimeters in most ground-based ...
S. Fineschi, E. Balboni, G. Capobianco, A. M. Malvezzi, PATRINI, MADDALENA, L. Zangrilli, G. Massone, MALVEZZI, ANDREA MARCO, P. Calcidese, E. Antonucci, G. Crescenzio, M. Patrini   +11 more
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Design and Performance of a 30/40 GHz Diplexed Focal Plane for the BICEP Array

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
We demonstrate a wideband diplexed focal plane suitable for observing low-frequency foregrounds that are important for cosmic microwave background polarimetry.
Corwin Shiu, Ahmed Soliman, Roger O’Brient, Bryan Steinbach, James J. Bock, Clifford F. Frez, William C. Jones, Krikor. G. Megerian, Lorenzo Moncelsi, Alessandro Schillaci, Anthony D. Turner, Alexis C. Weber, Cheng Zhang, Silvia Zhang   +13 more
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Calibration of electron and positron polarimeters at 10 to 15 MeV [PDF]

, 1996
On-line produced sources of high-energy beta(+/-)-rays can be used to calibrate electron and positron polarimeters at energies above 10 ...
Schooneveld, EM, Frohlich, O, Hoogduin, JM, Stiebing, KE, vanKlinken, J, Muller, KA   +5 more
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Zero-polarization candidate regions for the calibration of wide-field optical polarimeters [PDF]

Context. The calibration of optical polarimeters relies on the use of stars with negligible polarization (i.e., unpolarized standard stars) for determining the instrumental polarization zero point.
Kypriotakis, J. A.,, Maharana, S.,, D. Blinov, V. Pelgrims, R. Skalidis, S. B. Potter, Tassis, Konstantinos,, A. Ramaprakash, Mandarakas, N.,, J. A. Kypriotakis, S. Romanopoulos, Readhead, A. C.S.,, Koutsiona, E.,, Romanopoulos, S.,, A. C. S. Readhead, Vervelaki, A.,, S. Kiehlmann, Panopoulou, Georgia Virginia,, N. Mandarakas, A. Vervelaki, Clark, S. E.,, S. E. Clark, G. V. Panopoulou, S. Maharana, Pelgrims, V.,, Blinov, D.,, K. Tassis, Skalidis, R.,, E. Koutsiona, Kiehlmann, S.,, V. Pavlidou, Potter, S. B.,, Pavlidou, V.,, Ramaprakash, A. N.,   +33 more
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Measurements of the polarization properties of foam materials useful for mm-wave polarimeters windows [PDF]

, 2016
We have measured in the W-band, using a custom setup, the absorption and polarization properties in transmission of foam materials (elyfoama"double dagger, styrodura"double dagger, plastazotea"double dagger, and propozotea"double dagger) useful for ...
MARCHETTI, TOMMASO, DE BERNARDIS, Paolo, Coppi, G., MASI, Silvia   +3 more
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Automatic Suppression Method for Water Surface Glints Using a Division of Focal Plane Visible Polarimeter. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2023
Wang M, Qiu S, Jin W, Yang J.
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Feasibility of the Spin-Light Polarimetry Technique for Longitudinally Polarized Electron Beams

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2014
A novel polarimeter based on the asymmetry in the spatial distribution of synchrotron radiation (SR) will make for a fine addition to the existing Møller and Compton polarimeters.
Mohanmurthy Prajwal, Dipangkar Dutta
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QUIJOTE-TFGI polarization calibration

Astronomy & Astrophysics
Context. Polarization measurements in the 30–40 GHz range are essential to improving our understanding of Galactic synchrotron radiation and potential anomalous microwave emissions, and obtaining such measurements will ultimately aid in detecting ...
Fasano Alessandro, Fernández-Torreiro Mateo, Pascual-Cisneros Guillermo, John Hoyland Roger, Casas-Reinares Francisco Javier, Génova-Santos Ricardo Tanausú, Peel Michael William, Rebolo-López Rafael, Rubiño-Martín José Alberto   +8 more
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Polarization Reconstruction Study of Wide Field-of-view Photoelectric Polarimeter for POLAR-2/LPD

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
The Low-Energy X-ray Polarization Detector (LPD) is one of the payloads in the POLAR-2 experiment, which is planned as an external payload for deployment on the China Space Station in 2026.
Zu-Ke Feng, Hong-Bang Liu, Di-Fan Yi, Li-Rong Xie, Cong Dai, Huan-Bo Feng, Jian-Chao Sun, Jiang He, Yuan-Hao Wang, Rui-Ting Ma, Bin-Long Wang, Qian-Nan Mai, Jiang-Chuan Tuo, Qian Zhong, Zhen-Yu Tang, Qian Liu, Fei Xie, Shuang-Nan Zhang, En-Wei Liang   +18 more
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