Astrophysical: Polarimeters

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    Design of an adaptable Stokes polarimeter for exploring chromospheric magnetism
    The chromosphere is a highly complex and dynamic layer of the Sun, that serves as a conduit for mass and energy supply between two, very distinct regions of the...
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    Diagnostics for spectropolarimetry and magnetography
    An assessment on the capabilities of modern spectropolarimeters and magnetographs is in order since most of our astrophysical results rely upon the accuracy of...
  • Talk
    El software de Gris. Presente y futuro.
    En la presente charla hablaremos de la sobre la actualización que se está llevando a cabo en el software de control del Instrumento Gris de Gregor y como se ha...
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    Empirical modelling of the BLASTPol achromatic half-wave plate for precision submillimetre polarimetry
    A cryogenic achromatic half-wave plate (HWP) for submillimetre astronomical polarimetry has been designed, manufactured, tested and deployed in the Balloon...
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    European Solar Telescope: Progress status
    In this paper, the present status of the development of the design of the European Solar Telescope is described. The telescope is devised to have the best...
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    Evidence for supersonic downflows in the photosphere of a delta sunspot
    We present polarization profiles observed with the High Altitude Observatory/National Solar Observatory (HAO/NSO) Advanced Stokes Polarimeter (ASP) that...
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    First Observation of the Submillimeter Polarization Spectrum in a Translucent Molecular Cloud
    Polarized emission from aligned dust is a crucial tool for studies of magnetism in the ISM, but a troublesome contaminant for studies of cosmic microwave...
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    GREGOR solar telescope: Design and status
    The integration and verification phase of the GREGOR telescope reached an important milestone with the installation of the interim 1 m SolarLite primary mirror...
  • Talk
    Imaging polarimetry of circumstellar environments. Science Results of ExPo
    ExPo is an imaging polarimeter that has been built in Utrecht University. ExPo works in the visible, and it combines the dual-beam technique, together with very...