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A submillimetre imaging polarimeter at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, ISSN: 0035-8711, Vol: 340, Issue: 2, Page: 353-361
2003
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    65
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      65
  • Captures
    10
  • Mentions
    1
    • News Mentions
      1
      • 1

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Review Description

A polarimeter has been built for use with the Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array (SCUBA), on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) in Hawaii. SCUBA is the first of a new generation of highly sensitive submillimetre cameras, and the UK/Japan Polarimeter adds a polarimetric imaging/photometry capability in the wavelength range 350 to 2000 μm. Early science results range from measuring the synchrotron polarization of the black hole candidate Sgr A to mapping magnetic fields inferred from polarized dust emission in Galactic star-forming clouds. We describe the instrument design, performance, observing techniques and data reduction processes, along with an assessment of the current and future scientific capability.

Bibliographic Details

Holland, W. S.; Moriarty-Schieven, G.; Murray, A. G.; Berry, D. S.; Robson, E. I.; Gannaway, F.; Jenness, T.; Haynes, C. V.; Tamura, M.; Morino, J. -I.; Chrysostomou, A.; Ade, P. A. R.; Nartallo, R.; Stevens, J. A.; Momose, M.; Greaves, J. S.

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Physics and Astronomy; Earth and Planetary Sciences

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