One of the calibration problems posed by the new generation of mid-infrared instrumentation on 8--10~m class telescopes is that of polarimetric calibration. To...
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PublicaciónPolarimetric calibration for large telescopes
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PublicaciónPolarimetric Littrow Spectrograph - instrument calibration and first measurements
We present first measurements and the calibration procedure for the Polarimetric Littrow Spectrograph (POLIS) operated at the Vacuum Tower Telescope on Tenerife...
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PublicaciónQUIJOTE scientific results - IV. A northern sky survey in intensity and polarization at 10-20 GHz with the multifrequency instrument
We present QUIJOTE intensity and polarization maps in four frequency bands centred around 11, 13, 17, and 19 GHz, and covering approximately 29 000 deg 2...
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PublicaciónSOPHISM: An End-to-end Software Instrument Simulator
We present a software simulator for the modeling of astronomical instrumentation, which includes platform effects and software processing. It is an end-to-end...
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PublicaciónSpectral lines unaffected by instrumental polarization. 1: Theory
We propose a new approach to minimize the instrumental polarization (IP) of current polarimetric observations. It is shown how the instrumental polarization can...
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PublicaciónSpectro-polarimetry in the era of large solar telescopes
This paper discusses some of the challenges of spectro-polarimetric observations with a large aperture solar telescope such as the ATST or the EST. The observer...
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PublicaciónSpectropolarimetric observations of the solar atmosphere in the Hα 6563 Å line
We present novel spectropolarimetric observations of the hydrogen Hα line taken with the Zürich Imaging Polarimeter (ZIMPOL) at the Gregory Coudé Telescope of...
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PublicaciónSubmillimeter Polarization Spectrum in the Vela C Molecular Cloud
Polarization maps of the Vela C molecular cloud were obtained at 250, 350, and 500 μm during the 2012 flight of the balloon-borne telescope BLASTPol. These...
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PublicaciónSubmillimeter Polarization Spectrum of the Carina Nebula
Linear polarization maps of the Carina Nebula were obtained at 250, 350, and 500 μm during the 2012 flight of the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter...