Photopolarimetric observations of satellites

Santiago Tapia; Willet I. Beavers; James Y.-K. Cho

doi:10.1117/12.22062

1 October 1990 Photopolarimetric observations of satellites

Santiago Tapia, Willet I. Beavers, James Y.-K. Cho

Proceedings Volume 1317, Polarimetry: Radar, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, and X-Ray; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.22062
Event: Polarimetry '90, 1990, Huntsville, AL, United States

Abstract

Photopolarimetric observations are reported for three types of satellites with simple structures. The variation of the measured percentage of linear polarization as a function of the observed phase angle for each of the three types is shown and compared with model predictions. The models are based on specular reflections off surfaces represented by randomly oriented macroscopic facets. In the examples considered, the polarization verus phase angle curves imply a unique value for the effective complex index of refraction of the surface.

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Santiago Tapia, Willet I. Beavers, and James Y.-K. Cho "Photopolarimetric observations of satellites", Proc. SPIE 1317, Polarimetry: Radar, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, and X-Ray, (1 October 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.22062

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