Astrophysical: Polarimeters

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    Submillimeter Polarization Spectrum in the Vela C Molecular Cloud
    Polarization maps of the Vela C molecular cloud were obtained at 250, 350, and 500 μm during the 2012 flight of the balloon-borne telescope BLASTPol. These...
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    Submillimeter Polarization Spectrum of the Carina Nebula
    Linear polarization maps of the Carina Nebula were obtained at 250, 350, and 500 μm during the 2012 flight of the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter...
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    SUNRISE III: Overview of Observatory and Instruments
    In July 2024, SUNRISE completed its third successful science flight. The SUNRISE III observatory had been upgraded significantly after the two previous...
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    The Calibration of the Advanced Stokes Polarimeter
    We describe and apply the methods that have been developed to calibrate the Advanced Stokes Polarimeter and to compensate for the polarization effects...
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    The European Solar Telescope
    The European Solar Telescope (EST) is a project aimed at studying the magnetic connectivity of the solar atmosphere, from the deep photosphere to the upper...
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    The Formation and Disintegration of Magnetic Bright Points Observed by Sunrise/IMaX
    The evolution of the physical parameters of magnetic bright points (MBPs) located in the quiet Sun (mainly in the interwork) during their lifetime is studied...
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    The GREGOR Fabry-Pérot Interferometer
    The GREGOR Fabry-Pérot Interferometer (GFPI) is one of three first-light instruments of the German 1.5-meter GREGOR solar telescope at the Observatorio del...
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    The Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager on Solar Orbiter
    Aims: This paper describes the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager on the Solar Orbiter mission (SO/PHI), the first magnetograph and helioseismology instrument...
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    The Preparation of the GTC for the Scientific Operation of CanariCam
    CanariCam is a mid-IR camera and spectrograph with coronographic and polarimetric capabilities, built by the University of Florida to operate at the GTC...