Polarization of Light from Basics to Instruments

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References/Further reading Polarization basics

Polarized Light, D. Goldstein – excellent book, easy read, gives a lot of insight, highly recommended

Undergraduate textbooks, either will do:

Optics, E. Hecht

Waves, F. S. Crawford, Berkeley Physics Course vol. 3

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References/Further reading Astronomy, easy/intermediate

Astronomical Polarimetry, J. Tinbergen – instrumentation-oriented

La polarisation de la lumière et l'observation astronomique, J.-L. Leroy – astronomy-oriented

Planets, Stars and Nebulae Studied With Photopolarimetry, T. Gehrels – old but classic

3 papers by K. Serkowski – instrumentation-oriented

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References/Further reading Astronomy, advanced

Introduction to Spectropolarimetry, J.C. del Toro Iniesta – radiative transfer – ouch!

Astrophysical Spectropolarimetry, Trujillo-Bueno et al. (eds) – applications to astronomy