Notes on the Calibration of the JHU-APL Solar Vector Magnetograph at NSO-Sec Peak.

Abstract

We discuss two different techniques for the comparison of polarization signal in magnetic fields, the calibration curves and derivative methods, for the case of an imaging magnetograph. The advantages and typical errors of both techniques are analyzed in respect to the instrumental characteristics, particularly the spectral response. Both methods present high degree of errors, but the calibration curves method is probably more suitable for the present instrumental configuration of the SVMG.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 1994
Accession Number
ADA289277

Entities

People

  • Gianna Cauzzi

Organizations

  • Phillips Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Calibration
  • Circular Polarization
  • Convolution
  • Intensity
  • Lepidoptera
  • Line Of Sight
  • Linear Polarization
  • Linearity
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Polarization
  • Shape
  • Solar Observatories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Solar Physics