A polarization model for the German Vacuum Tower Telescope from in situ and laboratory measurements

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 443, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1047-1053

  Beck, C ^a   Schlichenmaier, R ^a   Collados, M ^b   Rubio, L Bellot ^a,c   Kentischer, T ^a  

^a KIEPENHEUER INSTITUT FÜR SONNENPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Instrumentation: polarimeters; Sun: magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TUBES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; TELESCOPES;

INSTRUMENTATION: POLARIMETER; SUN: MAGNETIC FIELDS; VACUUM TOWER TELESCOPE (VTT);

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 28144458141     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20052935     Document Type: Article

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