Abstract
The aim of solar polarimetry is to measure the Stokes vector I (the four Stokes parameters I, Q, U, and V) with the highest possible polarimetric accuracy, spectral, spatial, and time resolution, and spectral and spatial coverage. As it is not possible to optimize all these parameters simultaneously, various combinations of trade-offs are needed. The type of trade-off that one selects depends on the scientific objective of the observations.
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Stenflo, J.O. (1994). Instrumentation for Solar Polarimetry. In: Solar Magnetic Fields. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 189. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8246-9_13
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