Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A description of polarized radiation
- 3 Polarization in astronomy
- 4 Polarization algebra and graphical methods
- 5 Instruments: principles
- 6 Instruments: implementations
- 7 Case studies
- Exercises
- Hints for exercises
- References
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A description of polarized radiation
- 3 Polarization in astronomy
- 4 Polarization algebra and graphical methods
- 5 Instruments: principles
- 6 Instruments: implementations
- 7 Case studies
- Exercises
- Hints for exercises
- References
- Index
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- Chapter
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- Astronomical Polarimetry , pp. 155 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1996