Polarization characteristics of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Ctr. (MSFC) Experimental Vector Magnetograph

Edward A. West; Matthew H. Smith

doi:10.1117/12.186699

14 September 1994 Polarization characteristics of the Marshall Space Flight Ctr. (MSFC) experimental vector magnetograph

Edward A. West, Matthew H. Smith

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Proceedings Volume 2265, Polarization Analysis and Measurement II; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186699
Event: SPIE's 1994 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1994, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A new vector magnetograph is being developed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to measure polarization from active regions on the Sun. This paper will describe the polarization characteristics of the elements that make up the MSFC EXperimental Vector Magnetograph (EXVM) polarimeter. Based on those characteristics, the systematic errors associated with this polarimeter will be modeled and the polarization resolution that could be achieved in a space-based (or balloon-based) instrument will be discussed.

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Edward A. West and Matthew H. Smith "Polarization characteristics of the Marshall Space Flight Ctr. (MSFC) experimental vector magnetograph", Proc. SPIE 2265, Polarization Analysis and Measurement II, (14 September 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186699

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