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 * Measurement of the Crab nebula polarization at 90 GHz as a calibrator for CMB experiments 
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   [[attachment:IAUdefs.pdf|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 [[attachment:bornWolf.pdf|Born & Wolf in "Classical Optics"]]

Polarimetry at the 30m telescope

Documents

Background material

  • IAU definition of Stokes Parameters
  • The sign of Stokes V

PolarimetryforAstronomers (last edited 2023-07-23 08:27:14 by CarstenKramer)