Bibcode
Elmore, D. F.; Socas-Navarro, H.; Card, G. L.; Streander, K. V.
Bibliographical reference
Solar Physics and Space Weather Instrumentation. Edited by Fineschi, Silvano; Viereck, Rodney A. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5901, pp. 60-66 (2005).
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2005
Citations
9
Refereed citations
8
Description
The mission of the ATST visible spectro-polarimeter (ViSP) is to provide
precision measurements of the full state of polarization (Stokes
parameters) simultaneously at diverse wavelengths in the visible
spectrum and fully resolve (or nearly so) the profiles of spectrum lines
originating in the solar atmosphere. We present the instrument science
requirements, their flow down to instrument specifications, and a
preliminary ViSP design. The ViSP spectrograph allows for
reconfiguration while maintaining an immediately selectable
configuration. We describe how the ViSP will utilize the ATST
polarimetry facility.