Concept information
Preferred term
polarimetry
Definition(s)
- Polarimetry is the measurement and interpretation of the polarization of transverse waves, most notably electromagnetic waves, such as radio or light waves. Typically polarimetry is done on electromagnetic waves that have traveled through or have been reflected, refracted or diffracted by some material in order to characterize that object. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarimetry)
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- star polarimetry
- stellar polarimetry
In other languages
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French
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polarimétrie stellaire
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-RXTV61J4-L
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