VUV test of a new polarimeter for spectropolarimetric measurements on board space missions

Maëlle Le Gal; Martin Pertenais; Arturo López Ariste; Coralie Neiner; Norbert Champion; Youssef Younes; Jean-Michel Reess

doi:10.1117/12.2311707

10 July 2018 VUV test of a new polarimeter for spectropolarimetric measurements on board space missions

Maëlle Le Gal, Martin Pertenais, Arturo López Ariste, Coralie Neiner, Norbert Champion, Youssef Younes, Jean-Michel Reess

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 10706, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III; 107061M (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311707
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

High-resolution spectropolarimetry is a useful astronomical technique, in particular to study stellar magnetic fields. It has been extensively used in the past but mostly in the visible range. Space missions equipped with high-resolution spectropolarimeters working in the ultra-violet (UV) are now being studied. We propose a concept of a polarimeter working with temporal modulation and allowing to perform Stokes IQUV measurements over the full UV + Visible range. The purpose of this article is to describe the polarimeter concept, two prototypes and the bench developed to perform on ground testing to establish the performances of this new polarimeter.

Conference Presentation

Citation Download Citation

Maëlle Le Gal, Martin Pertenais, Arturo López Ariste, Coralie Neiner, Norbert Champion, Youssef Younes, and Jean-Michel Reess "VUV test of a new polarimeter for spectropolarimetric measurements on board space missions", Proc. SPIE 10706, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III, 107061M (10 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311707

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available