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Optical spectropolarimetry with incomplete data sets
Context: Linear spectropolarimetry is a “photon-hungry”observing technique, requiring a specific sequence of observations todetermine the Stokes Q and U parameters. For dual-beamspectropolarimeters, the Q and U Stokes parameters can be ideallydetermined using observations at N=2 retarder plate positions. Theadditional polarization signal introduced by instrumental effectsrequires the redundancy of N=4 observations to correct for these effectsand to accurately measure the linear polarization of astronomicalobjects. Aims: We wish to determine if the “instrumentalsignature corrections” for the Stokes Q and U parameters,?Q and ?U, are identical forobservations with dual-beam spectropolarimeters. For instances whenobservations were only acquired at N=3 retarder plate angles, we wish todetermine if the complete measurement of one Stokes parameter and theassociated instrumental signature correction can be used to determinethe other Stokes parameter. Methods: We constructed analyticaland Monte Carlo models of a general dual-beam spectropolarimeter tostudy the factors affecting the assumption?Q=?U and the uncertainty thereon.We compared these models with VLT FORS1 linear spectropolarimetryobservations. Results: We find that, in general,?Q-?U?0, with the variancearound zero (?(?Q-?U)) beingdirectly related to the signal-to-noise ratio of the observations.Observations of a polarized standard star, observed under identicalinstrumental conditions over the period of 2002-2007, show that theassumption of ?Q-?U=0 is generallytrue over a long period, although the absolute values of?Q and ?U vary betweenobservational epochs. While the variance of?Q-?U is not dependent on thepolarization angle, significant deviations from?Q-?U=0 arise when p ? 20%.Conclusions: Incomplete VLT FORS1 spectropolarimetry datasets, forwhich observations at only N=3 retarder plate position angles have beenacquired, can be analyzed under the assumption that?Q??U. The uncertaintyassociated with this assumption is directly related to thesignal-to-noise ratio of the observations. This property of the analysisof spectropolarimetry, with dual beam spectropolarimeters, can be usedto test for the presence of artifacts affecting individual observationsand to assess the quality of the data reduction, when observations atall four retarder plate angles have been acquired.
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| Constellation: | Φοίνιξ |
| Right ascension: | 01h37m18.59s |
| Declination: | -40°10'38.4" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.143 |
| Distance: | 156.25 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -12.5 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -7.7 |
| B-T magnitude: | 8.47 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.17 |
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