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Towards observational MHD. Advances in spectropolarimetry and the prospects for the E-ELT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2011

Klaus G. Strassmeier
Klaus G. Strassmeier*
Affiliation:
Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482 Potsdam, Germany email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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Polarization and wavelength are the bits of information attached to every photon that reveal the most about its formation and subsequent history. The E-ELT will, for the foreseeable future, be the most powerful optical light-collecting machine ever built. The strength of its combination, spectropolarimetry with the E-ELT, is the anchorage in physics of astronomical observations. I present a strawman design of a spectropolarimeter for its intermediate focus.

Keywords

Magnetic fields – stars: magnetic fields – instrumentation: polarimeters – techniques: polarimetric – techniques: spectroscopic
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 6 , Symposium S274: Advances in Plasma Astrophysics , September 2010 , pp. 274 - 279
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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