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Astronomical Polarisation from the Infrared to Gamma Rays

✍ Scribed by Roberto Mignani, Andrew Shearer, Agnieszka SΕ‚owikowska, Silvia Zane

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2019
Tongue
English
Leaves
406
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library 460
Edition
1st ed. 2019
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

This book serves as both a primer to astronomical polarimetry and an authoritative overview of its application to various types of astronomical objects from AGN, compact stars, binary systems, stars across the HR diagram, transients, the interstellar medium and solar system bodies. It starts with an historical perspective, a discussion of polarimetric theory, instrumentation and techniques in wave bands from the near infrared to gamma rays.

The book presents the state of the art in astronomical polarimetry. It is motivated by the new X-ray polarimeters due to be launched in the next four years and improved optical polarimeters on large telescopes requiring a new analysis of polarimetric theory, methodology and results.This book will be suitable as advanced undergraduate companion text, a primer for graduate students and all researchers with an interest in astronomical polarimetry.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi
When Polarimetry Made History (Sascha Trippe)....Pages 1-12
Introduction to Polarisation and Polarimetry (Fiona Kenny)....Pages 13-32
Optical Polarimetry: Methods, Instruments and Calibration Techniques (Andrei Berdyugin, Vilppu Piirola, Juri Poutanen)....Pages 33-65
X-Ray Polarimetry (Instrument/Techniques/Calibration) (Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Costa)....Pages 67-108
Gamma-Ray Polarimetry (Vincent Tatischeff, Mark L. McConnell, Philippe Laurent)....Pages 109-146
Polarimetric Observations of the Sun (David Orozco SuΓ‘rez)....Pages 147-172
Spectropolarimetry of Stars Across the H-R Diagram (Swetlana Hubrig, Markus SchΓΆller)....Pages 173-195
Dust Polarisation in the Interstellar Medium (Ralf Siebenmorgen, Christian Peest)....Pages 197-221
Optical Polarimetry of Small Solar System Bodies: From Asteroids to Debris Disks (Irina Belskaya, Alberto Cellino, Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd, Stefano Bagnulo)....Pages 223-246
Polarimetry of Binary Systems: Polars, Magnetic CVs, XRBs (Tariq Shahbaz)....Pages 247-276
Multi-Wavelength Polarimetry of Isolated Pulsars (Alice K. Harding)....Pages 277-299
Polarimetry of Magnetars and Isolated Neutron Stars (Ilaria Caiazzo, Jeremy Heyl, Roberto Turolla)....Pages 301-336
Magnetic Fields in Gamma-Ray Bursts and Their Polarised Emission (Shiho Kobayashi)....Pages 337-361
The Panchromatic Polarisation Signatures of Active Galactic Nuclei (FrΓ©dΓ©ric Marin)....Pages 363-389
Back Matter ....Pages 391-393

✦ Subjects

Physics; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Solar and Heliospheric Physics

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