Polarimetry as an aid to the detection of extra-solar planets

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 539, 2003, Pages 11-17

  Hough, J H ^a   Lucas, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; DOPPLER EFFECT; EARTH (PLANET); ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; ORBITS; POLARIMETERS; SATELLITES;

EXTRASOLAR PLANETS; NEAR-INFRARED WAVELENGTHS; PLANET ORBITS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

PLANETS;

EID: 3142700922     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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