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Robert W. Goodrich1, Marshall H. Cohen1, and Angela Putney1
© 1995. The Astronomical Society of the Pacific. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.
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Citation Robert W. Goodrich et al 1995 PASP 107 179
DOI 10.1086/133534
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We discuss the design of a Pancharatnam "superachromatic" quarter-wave plate and its application in two circular spectropolarimeters. The alignment and calibration of the polarimetry optics is discussed, as well as the data reduction techniques. In particular, the differences between reducing linear polarimetry data and reducing circular polarimetry are emphasized.
