A Primer on Far-Infrared Polarimetry
R. H. Hildebrand, J. A. Davidson, J. L. Dotson, C. D. Dowell, G. Novak, J. E. Vaillancourt;
PASP, 2000, 112, 1215
ABSTRACT:We present an introduction to observing procedures and principles of analysis used in far-infrared polarimetry.
The observing procedures are
those for single-dish observations of thermal emission from aligned dust
grains.
We discuss techniques for removing backgrounds and for reducing and
evaluating errors.
The principles of analysis are those required for
interpreting polarization maps and polarization spectra in terms of opacity, field
structure, and variations in temperature and polarizing efficiency.
KEYWORDS: infrared: ism: continuum, ism: clouds, ism: magnetic fields, polarization, techniques: polarimetric
PERSOKEY:polarisation, dust, fir, ,
CODE: hildebrand2000