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Instrument Name: | CAPS |
Telescope: | C2PU-Omicron/Calern Observatory |
Telescope Aperture: | 1.04m |
Telescope Port: | Cassegrain |
Status: | Operational |
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Polarimetry Type: | Imaging |
Stokes Parameters: | I Q U V |
Wavelength Range: | 5000-7300 A |
Modulator Type: | Select a Modulator |
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Analyzer Type: | Wollaston Prism |
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Coronograph: | No |
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Instrument Image: | 52331976085d3-CAPS_Picture.jpg |
Instrument Image Caption: | The CAPS polarimeter installed at the Cassegrain focus of the C2PU-Omicron Telescope. |
Instrument Reference Paper: | Pernechele, C.; Abe, L.; Bendjoya, P.; Cellino, A.; Massone, G.; Rivet, J. P.; Tanga, P., "A single-shot optical linear polarimeter for asteroid studies", Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8446, article id. 84462H, 6 pp. (2012) http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/abs/2012SPIE.8446E..2HP |
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