GASP-Galway astronomical Stokes polarimeter
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GASP - Galway Astronomical Stokes Polarimeter
The Galway Astronomical Stokes Polarimeter (GASP) is an ultra-high-speed, full Stokes, astronomical imaging polarimeter based upon a Division of Amplitude Polarimeter. It has been developed to resolve extremely rapid stochastic (∼ms) variations in objects such as optical pulsars, RRATs and magnetic cataclysmic variables. GASP has no moving parts or modulated components, so the complete Stokes v...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: EPJ Web of Conferences
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2100-014X
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100505003