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Polarization Observations

Polarization Observations is a methodological framework in astrophysics that measures the orientation and degree of polarized electromagnetic radiation from celestial sources to infer the structure and strength of Galactic magnetic fields through the differential absorption and scattering of aligned dust grains or synchrotron emission.

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FIVE-YEAR <i>WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE</i> OBSERVATIONS: DATA PROCESSING, SKY MAPS, AND BASIC RESULTS

G. Hinshaw, J. L. Weiland, Robert Hill et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 2009 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Spectropolarimetric observations of active stars

J.‐F. Donati, M. Semel, Brad Carter et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1997 · 1.7K citations

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Spectropolarimetry and the nature of NGC 1068

Robert Antonucci, Joseph S. Miller · The Astrophysical Journal · 1985 · 1.5K citations

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Magnetic Fields in Molecular Clouds

R. M. Crutcher · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2012 · 871 citations

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Detection of polarization in the cosmic microwave background using DASI

J. M. Kovac, E. M. Leitch, C. Pryke et al. · Nature · 2002 · 652 citations · Full text

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  1. PA
    P. A. R. Ade

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    42 publications · 3.1K citations

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  2. RR
    Ramprasad Rao

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    27 publications · 2.7K citations

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  3. BM
    B. M. Gaensler

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    28 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. BK
    Brian Keating

    University of California San Diego, United States

    24 publications · 1K citations

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  5. PB
    Pierre Bastien

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    23 publications · 924 citations

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  1. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    50 h-index

    369 publications

    35.9K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    50 h-index

    742 publications

    68.2K citations

  3. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    49 h-index

    381 publications

    49.9K citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    48 h-index

    375 publications

    35K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

    Bonn, Germany

    48 h-index

    574 publications

    69.2K citations

  6. National Radio Astronomy Observatory

    Charlottesville, United States

    46 h-index

    162 publications

    14.5K citations

  7. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    38 h-index

    278 publications

    35.5K citations

  8. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    38 h-index

    155 publications

    13.9K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 469 publications · 24.5K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    295 publications · 12.5K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    167 publications · 8.1K citations

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  4. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 72 publications · 2.5K citations

    28

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    41 publications · 3.2K citations

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