CanariCam-Polarimetry: A Dual-Beam 10 m Polarimeter for the GTC

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Packham, C.
Hough, J.
Telesco, C.M.
Abstract
The advent of large (¸8m) telescopes, along with the new breed of mid-IR instrumentation, has opened a new window to di®raction-limited polarimetry. CanariCam, nearing completion at the University of Florida for the 10m GranTeCan, o®ers for the ¯rst time in the mid-IR, a dual-beam polarimetry mode. We discuss the design of CanariCam and the expected performance.
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2005
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In: Astronomical Polarimetry: Current Status and Future Directions - ASP Conf Series 343
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http://hdl.handle.net/2299/1536
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School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics
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