Celestial polarization patterns during twilight
Applied Optics, Vol. 45, Issue 22, pp. 5582-5589 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.45.005582
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Abstract
Scattering of sunlight produces patterns of partially linearly polarized light in the sky throughout
the day, and similar patterns appear at night when the Moon is bright. We studied celestial
polarization patterns during the period of twilight, when the Sun is below the horizon,
determining the degree and orientation of the polarized-light field and its changes before sunrise
and after sunset. During twilight, celestial polarized light occurs in a wide band stretching
perpendicular to the location of the hidden Sun and reaching typical degrees of polarization near
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OCIS Codes
(010.1290) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric optics
(120.5410) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Polarimetry
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
(290.1310) Scattering : Atmospheric scattering
ToC Category:
Environmental Effect and Signatures
History
Original Manuscript: November 4, 2005
Revised Manuscript: February 20, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: February 24, 2006
Citation
Thomas W. Cronin, Eric J. Warrant, and Birgit Greiner, "Celestial polarization patterns during twilight," Appl. Opt. 45, 5582-5589 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-45-22-5582
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