1. SPARC4 A simultaneous polarimeter and rapid camera in 4 bands.
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Rodrigues, C. V., Jablonski, F. J., Taylor, K., Dominici, T., Laporte, R., Pereyra, A., Strauss, C., Magalhães, A. M., Assafin, M., Carciofi, A., Costa, J. E. R., Cieslinski, D., Franco, G., Kanaan, A., Milone, A., and Silva, K. M. G.
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POLARIMETRY ,ASTRONOMICAL instruments ,IMAGE analysis ,ASTRONOMICAL observatories ,OPTICAL measurements ,CONCEPTUAL design - Abstract
We present the basic concept of a new astronomical instrument: SPARC4 - Simultaneous Polarimeter and Rapid Camera in 4 bands. SPARC4 combines in one instrument: (i) photometric and polarimetric modes; (ii) sub-second time-resolution in photometric mode and excellent timeresolution in polarimetric mode; (iii) simultaneous imaging in four broad-bands for both modes. This combination will make SPARC4 a unique facility for ground-based optical observatories. Presently, the project is in its conceptual design phase. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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