Understanding radio polarimetry. III. Interpreting the IAU/IEEE definitions of the Stokes parameters

Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 161-165

  Hamaker, J P ^a   Bregman, J D ^a  

^a ASTRON   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Polarization; techniques: Interferometers ; Methods: Analytical; Methods: Data analysis; Techniques: Polarimeters

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746104496     PISSN: 03650138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/aas:1996147     Document Type: Article

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