Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Polarization of radiation from stellar atmospheres. The grey case

  • Published:
Astrophysics and Space Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

An accurate numerical method is presented for the solution of the transfer equations in a plane-parallel atmosphere in which scattering occurs according to Rayleigh's law. Some results are given for the polarization and limb darkening of both integrated and monochromatic radiation emerging from grey atmospheres with various ratios of scattering to absorption. The method is equally applicable to non-grey atmospheres.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Avrett, E. H.: 1964,Proc. 1st Harvard-Smithsonian Conf. Stellar Atmospheres, Smith. Astrophys. Observ. Cambridge, Mass.1, 63.

    Google Scholar 

  • Avrett, E. H. and Loeser, R.: 1963,J. Quant. Spectry. Radiative Transfer 3, 201.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bond, G. R. and Siewert, C. E.: 1967,Astrophys. J. 150, 357.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chandrasekhar, S.: 1946,Astrophys. J. 103, 351.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chandrasekhar, S.: 1960,Radiative Transfer Dover Publications, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Code, A. D.: 1950,Astrophys. J. 112, 22.

    Google Scholar 

  • Collins, G. W.: 1970,Astrophys. J. 159, 583.

    Google Scholar 

  • Collins, G. W. and Code, A. D.: 1965,Astrophys. J. 142, 1576.

    Google Scholar 

  • Currie, D. G.: 1968, NAS-NRC Woods Hole Summer Study on Synthetic Aperture Optics.

  • Handscomb, D. C.: 1966,Methods of Numerical Approximation Pergamon Press, New York. Chapter 19.

    Google Scholar 

  • Harrington, J. P.: 1969,Astrophys. Letters 3, 165.

    Google Scholar 

  • Harrington, J. P. and Collins, G. W.: 1968,Astrophys. J. 151, 1051.

    Google Scholar 

  • King, J. I. F., Sillars, R. V., and Harrison, R. H.: 1965,Astrophys. J.,142, 1655.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kourganoff, V.: 1968,Basic Methods in Transfer Problems Dover Publications, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kurucz, R. L.: 1968,Astrophys. J. 156, 235.

    Google Scholar 

  • Öhman, Y.: 1946,Astrophys. J. 104, 460.

    Google Scholar 

  • Placzek, G.: 1947,Phys. Rev. 72, 556.

    Google Scholar 

  • Siewert, C. E.: 1969,Astrophys. J. 156, 1181.

    Google Scholar 

  • Voigt, H-H.: 1951,Z. Astrophys. 28, 176.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Astronomy Program, University of Maryland, Md., USA

    J. Patrick Harrington

Authors
  1. J. Patrick Harrington
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Harrington, J.P. Polarization of radiation from stellar atmospheres. The grey case. Astrophys Space Sci 8, 227–242 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00650885

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00650885

Keywords

Search

Navigation