PHOTOELECTRIC SKYLIGHT POLARIMETER,

Abstract

Theoretical and experimental studies on the brightness and polarization of the daylight sky and the reflectivity of thetmosphere and the ground are briefly reviewed. The salient fea tures of a new photoelectric skylight polarimeter to be used in the near ultraviolet and visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum employing a rotating retardation plate as polarization modulator with constant angular and linear aper tures are described in detail. The proposed measurements with this instrument are briefly indicated. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0413326

Entities

People

  • C. R. Nagaraja
  • Z. Sekera

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brightness
  • Daylight
  • Electro-Optic Modulators
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Measurement
  • Modulators
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Polarimeters
  • Polarization
  • Reflectivity
  • Retardation
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Spectroscopy.