[en] Starting from period P79, circular polarimetry measurements can be carried out with EFOSC2 at the ESO 3.6-m telescope. Here we describe the motivations behind the upgrade of the instrument, and a few results from the commissioning runs are used to show the excellent performance of the new polarimetry unit.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Saviane, Ivo; ESO) AB(Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku Piikkiö, Finland & Vatican Observatory, Città del Vaticano, Rome, Italy) AC(Armagh Observatory, Armagh, Northern Ireland) AD(ESO) AE(University of Liège, Belgium) AF(Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku Piikkiö, Finland) AG(Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku Piikkiö, Finland) AH(Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku Piikkiö, Finland) AI(Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku Piikkiö, Finland) AJ(Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku Piikkiö, Finland
Piirola, Vilppu
Bagnulo, Stefano
Monaco, Lorenzo
Hutsemekers, Damien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astroph. extragalactique et observations spatiales (AEOS)
