An absolutely calibrated survey of polarized emission from the northern sky at 1.4 GHz Observations and data reduction

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 448, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 411-424

  Wolleben, M ^a,b   Landecker, T L ^b   Reich, W ^a   Wielebinski, R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR RADIOASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Instrumentation: polarimeters; Magnetic fields; Methods: observational; Polarization; Radio continuum: general; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DATA REDUCTION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; SAMPLING; SURVEYS;

INSTRUMENTATION: POLARIMETERS; METHODS: OBSERVATIONAL; RADIO CONTINUUM: GENERAL;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 33644926191     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053851     Document Type: Review

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