A submillimetre imaging polarimeter at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
A polarimeter has been built for use with the Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array (SCUBA), on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) in Hawaii. SCUBA is the first of a new generation of highly sensitive submillimetre cameras, and the UK/Japan Polarimeter adds a polarimetric imaging/photometry capability in the wavelength range 350 to 2000 μm. Early science results range from measuring the synchrotron polarization of the black hole candidate Sgr A* to mappingmagnetic fields inferred frompolarized dust emission in Galactic star-forming clouds. We describe the instrument design, performance, observing techniques and data reduction processes, along with an assessment of the current and future scientific capability.
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Date Deposited | 26 Jul 2024 11:15 |
Last Modified | 26 Jul 2024 11:15 |
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- Greaves, J.S.
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- Jenness, T.
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- Berry, D.S.
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- Robson, E.I.
- Ade, P.A.R.
- Nartallo, R.
- Stevens, J. A.
- Morino, J.
- Moriarty-Schieven, G.
- Gannaway, F.
- Haynes, C.V.
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