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Optical polarimetry: Instrumentation and applications; Proceedings of the Seminar, San Diego, Calif., August 23, 24, 1977Instrumentation used in optical polarimetry is discussed with reference to high-resolution spectropolarimetry, an orbiter cloud photopolarimeter, X-ray polarimeters, and the design of a self-nulling ellipsometer. Consideration is given to surface and thin-film ellipsometry noting studies of electrochemical surface layers, surface anisotropy, polish layers on infrared window materials, and anodic films. Papers on biological, chemical, and physical polarimetry are presented including birefringence in biological materials, vibrational optical activity, and the optical determination of the thermodynamic phase diagram of a metamagnet. Remote sensing is discussed in terms of polarization imagery, the optical polarimetry of particulate surfaces, and techniques and applications of elliptical polarimetry in astronomy and atmospheric studies.
Document ID
19790027938
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Azzam, R. M. A.
(Nebraska, University, Medical Center Omaha, Neb., United States)
Coffeen, D. L.
(NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies New York, N.Y., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1977
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Optical polarimetry: Instrumentation and applications; Seminar
Location: San Diego, CA
Start Date: August 23, 1977
End Date: August 24, 1977
Sponsors: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Accession Number
79A11951
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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