Polarimetry of Solar System minor bodies and planets

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2024 Netherlands English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, volume 32 (issn: 0935-4956, eissn: 1432-0754,

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Authors: Stefano Bagnulo; Irina Belskaya; Alberto Cellino; Yuna G. Kwon; Olga Muñoz; Daphne M. Stam;

doi: 10.1007/s00159-024-00157-w

handle: 10261/375195 , 1887/4209372

Polarimetry of Solar System minor bodies and planets

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Abstract

The study of the polarisation of light is a powerful tool for probing the physical and compositional properties of astrophysical sources, including Solar System objects. In this article, we provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in polarimetric studies of various celestial bodies within our Solar System: planets, moons, asteroids, and comets. Additionally, we review relevant laboratory measurements and summarise the fundamental principles of polarimetric observational techniques. © The Author(s) 2024.

O.M. acknowledges financial support from grant PID2021-123370OB-I00 (CATS) funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the Severo Ochoa grant CEX2021-001131-S funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033. I.B. acknowledges financial support from the National Research Foundation of Ukraine (Project N2020.02/0371).

With funding from the Spanish government through the "Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence" accreditation (CEX2021-001131-S).

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Netherlands

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California Institute of Technology
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V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
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Spanish National Research Council
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Leiden University
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Keywords

Laboratory astrophysics, Solar System astronomy, Polarimetry

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