Polarimetry With Multiple Mirror Telescopes

S. C. West

doi:10.1117/12.963511

20 August 1986 Polarimetry With Multiple Mirror Telescopes

S. C. West

Proceedings Volume 0628, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes III; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963511
Event: 1986 Astronomy Conferences, 1986, Tucson, United States

Abstract

The polarizations of multiple mirror telescopes are calculated using Mueller calculus. It is found that the Multiple Mirror Telescope (MMT) produces a constant depolarization that is a function of wavelength and independent of sky position. The efficiency and crosstalk are modelled and experimentally verified. The two and four mirror new generation telescopes are found to produce sinusoidal depolarization for which an accurate interpretation of the incident Stokes vector requires inverse matrix calculations. Finally, the depolarization of f/1 paraboloids is calculated and found to be less than 0.1% at 3000 A.

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S. C. West "Polarimetry With Multiple Mirror Telescopes", Proc. SPIE 0628, Advanced Technology Optical Telescopes III, (20 August 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963511

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