An investigation of the Eigenvalue Calibration Method (ECM) using GASP for non-imaging and imaging detectors [PDF]
, 2015 Polarised light from astronomical targets can yield a wealth of information about their source radiation mechanisms, and about the geometry of the scattered light regions.
Hallinan, Gregg +4 more
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Polarization singularities in the clear sky [PDF]
, 2004 Ideas from singularity theory provide a simple account of the pattern of polarization directions in daylight. The singularities (two near the Sun and two near the anti-Sun) are points in the sky where the polarization line pattern has index +1/2 and the ...
Berry, M.V., Dennis, M.R., Lee, Jr, R.L.
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Journal of Comparative Neurology, Volume 531, Issue 16, Page 1689-1714, November 2023., 2023 The central complex is an assemblage of highly interconnected neuropils spanning the midline of the insect brain. In the cockroach, five types of pontine neurons and 18 types of columnar neurons interconnect its subcompartments in a topographic manner and provide outputs to other areas of the brain. The data point to a key role of the cockroach central
Stefanie Jahn +8 more
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Celestial polarization patterns sufficient for Viking navigation with the naked eye: detectability of Haidinger's brushes on the sky versus meteorological conditions [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 If a human looks at the clear blue sky from which light with high enough degree of polarization d originates, an 8-shaped bowtie-like figure, the yellow Haidinger's brush can be perceived, the long axis of which points towards the sun.
Gábor Horváth +6 more
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An analytical model for the celestial distribution of polarized light, accounting for polarization singularities, wavelength and atmospheric turbidity [PDF]
, 2016 We present a computationally inexpensive analytical model for simulating celestial polarization patterns in variable conditions. We combine both the singularity theory of Dennis and Berry and the intensity model of Perez such that our single model ...
Fan, Zhiguo +3 more
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Solar RRL, Volume 7, Issue 13, July 2023., 2023 The omnidirectional antireflective properties of 12 different nano‐, micro‐, and bio‐inspired textures on solar glasses are compared, and critical texture parameters are identified. Based on the experimental reflectance data, the energy yield of bifacial solar modules with textured glasses is calculated.
Danbi Yoo +9 more
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Exploration of a Polarized Surface Bidirectional Reflectance Model Using the Ground-Based Multiangle Spectropolarimetric Imager [PDF]
, 2012 Accurate characterization of surface reflection is essential for retrieval of aerosols using downward-looking remote sensors. In this paper, observations from the Ground-based Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (GroundMSPI) are used to evaluate a ...
Chipman, Russell A. +8 more
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European Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 57, Issue 11, Page 1779-1788, June 2023., 2023 Left panel: We measured immediate‐early gene activation in Cluster N of white‐throated sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis) in three conditions: nighttime migratory restless, daytime and nighttime resting. Birds in the nighttime migratory restlessness group had significantly greater numbers of ZENK‐labelled cells in Cluster N compared to both the daytime ...
Madeleine I. R. Brodbeck +4 more
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Design and Calibration of a Novel Bio-Inspired Pixelated Polarized Light Compass
Sensors, 2017 Animals, such as Savannah sparrows and North American monarch butterflies, are able to obtain compass information from skylight polarization patterns to help them navigate effectively and robustly.
Guoliang Han +6 more
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Determination of biogeochemical properties of marine particles using above water measurements of the degree of polarization at the Brewster angle [PDF]
, 2007 Retrieval of biogeochemical parameters from remotely sensed data in optically complex waters such as those found in coastal zones is a challenging task due to the effects of various water constituents (biogenic, nonalgal and inorganic particles ...
Chami, Malik, McKee, David J.C.
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