Contents

• List of Figures
• Introduction
• Overview
  • Modern polarimetry
  • Spectropolarimetry with ISIS
• A standard recipe for linear polarimetry
  • Instrumental setup
  • How to derive the Stokes parameters
  • Sky subtraction
  • Flat fields
  • Scattered light
  • Calibration of linear polarimetry
    • Degree-of-polarization scale
    • Polarization angle
    • Instrumental polarization zeropoint
  • Reduction; some suggestions
  • Noise and statistics in polarimetry
    • Photon noise calculation
    • Statistics
  • Nuggets and wrinkles
    • Daytime use of WHT
    • Cosmic rays
    • Variable sources
    • Dekker masks
    • ``Data Lost''
• Circular polarimetry
• Other polarimetry modes
  • Imaging polarimetry
  • Modulation mode
  • An alternative way of correcting for sky
• Calibration polarizers
• Dekkers
• More on scattered light
• How to measure CCD properties in situ
• ICL and system control
• FOS
• Telescope and slit polarization
• Polarization standard stars
• References
  • Books
  • Journal articles
• Contacts
• About this document ...