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Introduction to Spectropolarimetry

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Introduction to Spectropolarimetry

Introduction to Spectropolarimetry

Jose Carlos del Toro Iniesta, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía
December 2007
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9780521036481
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    Spectropolarimetry embraces the most complete and detailed measurement and analysis of light, as well as its interaction with matter. This book provides an introductory overview of the subject because it is playing an increasingly important role in modern solar observations. Chapters include a comprehensive description of the polarization state of polychromatic light and its measurement; an overview of astronomical polarimetry; and the formation of spectral lines in the presence of a magnetic field. The text is a valuable reference for graduates and researchers in astrophysics, solar physics and optics.

    • Deals explicitly with the polarization of polychromatic light
    • Provides a simple, classical view of topics related to the propagation and measurement of polarized light

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    December 2007
    Paperback
    9780521036481
    244 pages
    243 × 169 × 12 mm
    0.394kg
    58 b/w illus. 2 tables
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    Contents

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • Acknowledgements
    • 1. Historical introduction
    • 2. A review of some basic concepts
    • 3. The polarization properties of quasi-monochromatic light
    • 4. Linear optical systems acting on polarized light
    • 5. Solar polarimetry
    • 6. Absorption and dispersion
    • 7. The radiative transfer equation
    • 8. The RTE in the presence of a magnetic field
    • 9. Solving the radiative transfer equation
    • 10. Stokes spectrum diagnostics
    • 11. Inversion of the RTE
    • Index.
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    • Jose Carlos del Toro Iniesta , Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía

      Jose Carlos del Toro Iniesta is a Tenure Scientist at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía in Spain.

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