Table of Contents: Introduction to spectropolarimetry /

Main Author:	Toro Iniesta, J. C. del
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Subjects:	Astrophysical spectropolarimetry. Spectropolarimétrie. SCIENCE > Physics > Astrophysics.
Online Access:	http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=112697

Table of Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Historical introduction; 2 A review of some basic concepts; 3 The polarization properties of quasi-monochromatic light; 4 Linear optical systems acting on polarized light; 5 Solar polarimetry; 6 Absorption and dispersion; 7 The radiative transfer equation; 8 The RTE in the presence of a magnetic field; 9 Solving the radiative transfer equation; 10 Stokes spectrum diagnostics; 11 Inversion of the RTE; Index.