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http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2415| Title: | Polarization and its message in astronomy |
| Authors: | Radhakrishnan, V. |
| Keywords: | Astronomy Electromagnetic radiation Gamma ray astronomy Polarization(waves) Wave propagation Crab nebula Galaxies Pulsars Very large array(VLA) |
| Issue Date: | Jun-1989 |
| Publisher: | Royal Astronomical Society |
| Citation: | Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1989, Vol.30, p181-194 |
| Abstract: | The use of polarization data to gain information on astronomical sources is discussed in a general overview, with an emphasis on the author's personal experience. The detection of light polarization by the human eye is considered, and particular attention is given to intrinsic vs propagation-induced polarization, the possible polarization of cosmic rays, the polarization of stellar and galactic radio emission, polarization of planetary emissions, the variation of polarization observed in short-period pulsars, and recent VLA observations of Cas A, Cyg A, and M87. |
| Description: | Open Access. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2415 |
| ISSN: | 0035-8738 |
| Alternative Location: | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?1989QJRAS..30..181R |
| Copyright: | 1989 Royal Astronomical Society |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (A&A) |
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| 1989 QJRAS V30 p181.pdf | Open Access | 1.69 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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