Measurement of this polarized radiation is central to much modern astrophysical research. This handy volume provides a clear, comprehensive and concise introduction to astronomical polarimetry at all ...

The Polarimetry and Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectroscopy Services are analytical facilities based in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences and are offered to all University of Sheffield ...

NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has helped astronomers better understand the shapes of structures essential ...

Chandra X-ray Observatory and X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) imagery of the Milky Way's core and supermassive black hole ...

Each optically active form, or isomer, of a compound will be able to rotate the plane of polarized light by an amount characteristic of that isomer. Polarimetry is a sensitive, nondestructive method ...