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A single-channel polarimeter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

S. K. Jain  and
J. C. Bhattacharyya
S. K. Jain
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bangalore 560034, India
J. C. Bhattacharyya
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bangalore 560034, India

Abstract

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We have developed a single-channel photopolarimeter to measure polarization ∼1%, with an accuracy of 0.1% or so. Laboratory tests show that the performance of the instrument is as per the requirements.

Type
I. Telescopes and Instrumentation
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 118: Instrumentation and Research Programmes for Small Telescopes , 1986 , pp. 95 - 97
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986 

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