A far infrared polarimeter

Bibcode
2004NewA...10...79C
DOI
10.1016/j.newast.2004.05.002
Orlando, A.; Battistelli, E. S.; Savini, G.; Maoli, R.; Lamagna, L.; De Petris, M.; De Gregori, S.; Conversi, L.; Catalano, A.
Bibliographical reference

New Astronomy, Volume 10, Issue 2, p. 79-89.

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12
2004
Journal
New Astronomy
Number of authors
9
IAC number of authors
1
Citations
6
Refereed citations
5
Description
We describe an experiment to measure calibration sources, the polarization of Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR) and the polarization induced on the CMBR from S-Z effects, using a polarimeter, MITOPol, that will be employed at the MITO telescope. Two modulation methods are presented and compared: an amplitude modulation with a Fresnel double rhomb and a phase modulation with a modified Martin-Puplett interferometer. A first light is presented from the campaign (summer 2003) that has permitted to estimate the instrument spurious polarization using the second modulation method.
Type
Refereed

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