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Polarization in astronomy

Known as: Polarization, Polarization of starlight 
Polarization is an important phenomenon in astronomy. The polarization of starlight was first observed by the astronomers William Hiltner and John S… 
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2018
2018
Retrieving the cloud coverage on Earth-like exoplanets using polarimetry
  • 2018
  • Corpus ID: 268387697
Clouds in the atmospheres of exoplanets have a significant impact on the habitability of these bodies. Clouds can also introduce… 
2013
2013
PARAMAGNETIC ALIGNMENT OF SMALL GRAINS: A NOVEL METHOD FOR MEASURING INTERSTELLAR MAGNETIC FIELDS
We present a novel method to measure the strength of interstellar magnetic fields using ultraviolet (UV) polarization of… 
2012
2012
Moss : Magnetic fields in spiral galaxies
The first hints that our galaxy, the Milky Way, might host a large-scale magnetic field came in the late 1940s, from studies of… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Quantitative Theory of Grain Alignment: Probing Grain Environment and Grain Composition
While the problem of grain alignment was posed more than 60 years ago the quantitative model of grain alignment that can account… 
2009
2009
Two views on interstellar dust: near-infrared scattering and polarized thermal dust emission
Interstellar clouds are not featureless, but show quite complex internal structures of filaments and clumps when observed with… 
2008
2008
Statistics of Galactic Synchrotron and Dust Foregrounds: Spectra, PDFs and Higher-Order Moments
We present statistical analysis of diffuse Galactic synchrotron emission and polarized thermal emission from dust. Both Galactic… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
A pr 2 00 3 Interstellar Dust Grains 1 Interstellar Dust Grains
This review surveys the observed properties of interstellar dust grains: the wavelength-dependent extinction of starlight… 
1969
1969
Alignment of Interstellar Grains by Cosmic Rays
The alignment of interstellar grains, required by the polarization of starlight, may result from the combined effects of… 
1968
1968
Galactic Discontinuity near lII = 140°
REDDISH1 has suggested that there is a major discontinuity in the stellar and interstellar features of the galaxy at lII = 140… 
1968
1968
Measurements of the polarization of starlight
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