magnetic coverage in RSM

[Kirk.Borne at gsfc.nasa.gov]

Since astronomy is a remote sensing science, then I suggest looking
at a polarization detector.  For example:  the ESO FORS1 instrument :

     http://www.eso.org/instruments/fors1/pola.html

This detects the magnetic field strength remotely, unlike STP 
instruments that detect field strengths in situ.

- Kirk


> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:16:15 +0100 (BST)
> From: Elizabeth Auden <eca at mssl.ucl.ac.uk>
> To: Ray Plante <rplante at ncsa.uiuc.edu>
> Cc: registry at ivoa.net
> Subject: Re: magnetic coverage in RSM
> 
> >> Is there a way of indicating that an archive has magnetic coverage in
> >> addition to the usual bandpasses within the RSM Coverage metadata?
> > No.  Sounds like a good idea for an extension.
> 
> Thanks Ray -  I'll look into it. If anyone has suggestions or ideas for 
> magnetic coverage, please pass them on - I'll start from the viewpoint of 
> solar and STP magnetic imagers. If anyone can recommend an astro 
> magnetic instrument to look at as well, let me know.
> 
> cheers,
> Elizabeth

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