Polarization and its message in astronomy

Radhakrishnan, V.

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dc.contributor.author	Radhakrishnan, V.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2007-05-25T08:31:32Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-05-25T08:31:32Z	-
dc.date.issued	1989-06	-
dc.identifier.citation	Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1989, Vol.30, p181-194	en
dc.identifier.issn	0035-8738	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2415	-
dc.description	Open Access.	en
dc.description.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.	en
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dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	-
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Royal Astronomical Society	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?1989QJRAS..30..181R	en
dc.rights	1989 Royal Astronomical Society	en
dc.subject	Astronomy	en
dc.subject	Electromagnetic radiation	en
dc.subject	Gamma ray astronomy	en
dc.subject	Polarization(waves)	en
dc.subject	Wave propagation	en
dc.subject	Crab nebula	en
dc.subject	Galaxies	en
dc.subject	Pulsars	en
dc.subject	Very large array(VLA)	en
dc.title	Polarization and its message in astronomy	en
dc.type	Article	en
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