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Astronomical Polarimetry Optical and NIR applications Antonio Pereyra Observatório Nacional (ON) Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
LNA site
Polarimetry at LNA Instrument: IAGPOL –Polarimetric module –Operations modes: Imaging: –Point sources –Extended sources –Optical (w/ CCDs) –NIR (w/ CamIV) Spectropolarimetry –w/ EIFU (Integral Field Unit)
Retarder (λ/2 or λ/4) Analyser (Savart / Polaroid) Filters (Clear, U,B,V,R,I) Optical axis Wheel axis Detector (CCD, NIR – J,H,K) IAGPOL - Optical System
Measuring the Polarization Stokes parameters:
Measuring the Polarization Linear polarization: U’ (x100) P 2θ2θ Q’ (x100)
Transmitted intensity through waveplate /2 + Savart: Ni +Ni + Ni –Ni – I’( i ) = ½ [I ± Q cos 4 i ± U sin 4 i ] I I’ Measuring the Polarization
Example: Crowded field
Modulation (waveplate+Savart)
HD (optical polarized standard) Z P R =(5.67 3° (Tapia 88’) P = (Q’ 2 + U’ 2 ) ½ 100 θ = ½ tan -1 (U’/Q’)
Applications
Interstellar Medium Unpolarized light from background star Aligned grain w/ angular momentum // B B Linear polarized light
Musca Dark Cloud Feitzinger & Stüve 84
MDC 2.5°x2.5 ° DSS
Pereyra & Magalhães 00 B ~ perpendicular to the longest axis of MDC Results support models of collapse along B
Pereyra & Magalhães 00 B ~ perpendicular to the longest axis of MDC Results support models of collapse along B
Pereyra & Magalhães 00 B ~ perpendicular to the longest axis of MDC Results support models of collapse along B
2%2% 2MASS (H) DDS (optical) IRAS ’x9’ Pereyra & Magalhães 05 Optical vs NIR
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