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Planetpol polarimetry of the exoplanet systems 55 Cnc and tau Boo
(2009)
We present very sensitive polarimetry of 55 Cnc and τ Boo in an attempt to detect the partially polarized reflected light from the planets orbiting these two stars. 55 Cnc is orbited by a hot Neptune planet (55 Cnc e) at ...
An investigation of lucky imaging techniques
(2009)
We present an empirical analysis of the effectiveness of frame selection (also known as Lucky Imaging) techniques for high resolution imaging. A high-speed image recording system has been used to observe a number of bright ...
Near-infrared circular polarimetry and correlation diagrams in the Orion Becklin-Neugebauer/Kleinman-low region: contribution of dichroic extinction
(2009)
We present a deep circular polarization (CP) image of the Orion Becklin-Neugebauer (BN)/Kleinman-Low (KL)nebula in the K-s band and correlations of CP, linear polarization (LP) and H-K-s color representing extinction. The ...
Low Polarization Standards
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2007)
There is renewed interest in high sensitivity polarimetry as a means of observing the polarization signal of extra-solar planets. We describe the measurement of low polarized standards at fractional polarizations of parts ...
UV Circular Polarisation in Star Formation Regions : The Origin of Homochirality?
(2005-02)
Ultraviolet circularly polarised light has been suggested as the initial cause of the homochirality of organic molecules in terrestrial organisms, via enantiomeric selection of prebiotic molecules by asymmetric photolysis. ...