Systematic polarisation effects introduced by lenses and by axial birefringent half-wave plates used in CMB experiments in the millimetre region

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4843, Issue , 2002, Pages 348-359

  Pisano, Giampaolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CMB polarisation; Instrumental polarisation; Polarimetry

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COSMIC RAYS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROWAVES; POLARIZATION; RAY TRACING;

HALF-WAVE PLATES (HWP);

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

EID: 0038416074     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.459489     Document Type: Conference Paper

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