"Wedged DoubleWollaston" prism for one-shot polarimetric
observations with ALFOSC
By arrangement with Asiago Observatory, Padova, Italy, a
"Wedged Double
Wollaston" prism (Oliva (1997) A&AS, 123, 589)
for one-shot polarimetric observations with ALFOSC will
be on loan to the NOT for a three-year period, starting April 1, 2010
(i.e. in Period 41).
The capabilities of the prism are described in
Padova/Asiago Technical Report no. 18
(local copy)
or from
the Asiago Observatory.
The Asiago prism has been tested earlier at the NOT, and actual
performance here is expected to be very close to that described in the
Asiago report.
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