A primer on far-infrared polarimetry

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作者
Hildebrand, RH
Davidson, JA
Dotson, JL
Dowell, CD
Novak, G
Vaillancourt, JE
机构
[1] Univ Chicago, Enrico Fermi Inst, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[2] Univ Chicago, Dept Astron & Astrophys, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[3] Univ Chicago, Dept Phys, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[4] NASA, Ames Res Ctr, Univ Space Res Assoc, Moffett Field, CA 94035 USA
[5] NASA, Ames Res Ctr, SETI, Moffett Field, CA 94035 USA
[6] CALTECH, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[7] Northwestern Univ, Dearborn Observ, Dept Phys & Astron, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
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10.1086/316613
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We present an introduction to observing procedures and principles of analysis used in far-infrared polarimetry. The observing procedures are those for single-dish observations of thermal emission from aligned dust grains. We discuss techniques for removing backgrounds and for reducing and evaluating errors. The principles of analysis are those required for interpreting polarization maps and polarization spectra in terms of opacity, field structure, and variations in temperature and polarizing efficiency.
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