The Diffraction Limited Spectro-Polarimeter: A new instrument for high resolution solar polarimetry

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5171, Issue , 2004, Pages 207-218

  Sankarasubramanian, K ^a   Gullixson, Craig ^a   Hegwer, Steve ^a   Rimmele, Thomas ^a   Gregory, Scot ^a   Spence, Tony ^a   Fletcher, Steve ^a   Richards, Kit ^a   Rousset, Emily ^a   Lites, Bruce ^b   Elmore, David ^b   Streander, Kim ^b   Sigwarth, Michael ^c  

^a NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c KIEPENHEUER INSTITUT FÜR SONNENPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

High resolution polarimetry; Optics: Liquid Crystal; Sun: Magnetic Field measurements

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SUN;

HIGH RESOLUTION POLARIMETRY; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS;

SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

EID: 11144357392     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.508790     Document Type: Conference Paper

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