Polarimetry at the 30m telescope

Documents

XPOL—the Correlation Polarimeter at the IRAM 30-m Telescope
- Thum et al. 2008, PASP, 120, 777
Measurement of the Crab nebula polarization at 90 GHz as a calibrator for CMB experiments
- Aumont et al. 2010
Polarimetry with EMIR/XPOL - commisioning report (August 2010)
- Wiesemeyer, Thum 2010, IRAM Report

IAU definition of Stokes Parameters
- They are found here. Radioastronomy, including the 30m telescope, uses these definitions. Note however that according to this definition the sign of Stokes V is opposite to the convention in classical optics as described by Born & Wolf
The sign of Stokes V

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   Radioastronomy, including the 30m telescope, uses these definitions. Note however that according 
   to this definition the sign of Stokes V is opposite to the convention in classical optics as described
   by [[attachment:bornWolf.pdf|Born & Wolf]]