Polarimetry in the infrared: What can be learned?

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 79-80, Issue , 2003, Pages 733-740

  Hough, J H ^a   Aitken, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astronomy; Imaging; Infrared; Polarimetry; Spectropolarimetry

Indexed keywords

IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT EXTINCTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

SPECTROPOLARIMETRY;

POLARIMETERS;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 0038630403     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4073(02)00318-7     Document Type: Article

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