ZIMPOL – Zurich IMaging POLarimeter
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ZIMPOL – Zurich IMaging POLarimeter is a high-precision imaging polarimeter within the SPHERE instrument on the Very Large Telescope, designed primarily for direct detection and characterization of exoplanets and circumstellar environments.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ZIMPOL – Zurich IMaging POLarimeter canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical instrument
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imaging polarimeter ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Zurich IMaging POLarimeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithProject | SPHERE exoplanet imaging project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfObservatory | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | direct imaging of exoplanets in reflected light ⓘ |
| feature |
differential polarimetric imaging
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fast modulation polarimetry ⓘ high spatial resolution ⓘ high-contrast capability ⓘ |
| fullName | Zurich IMaging POLarimeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostTelescopeAperture | 8.2-metre Unit Telescope of the VLT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedOn | Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtObservatory | Paranal Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInInstrument | SPHERE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observatorySite | Cerro Paranal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observes |
circumstellar disks
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dusty environments around stars ⓘ exoplanets ⓘ scattered starlight ⓘ |
| operatedBy | European Southern Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | SPHERE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal | direct detection of exoplanets ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
characterization of exoplanets
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high-contrast imaging ⓘ polarimetric imaging of stellar environments ⓘ scattered light imaging of disks ⓘ study of circumstellar environments ⓘ |
| technique |
high-precision polarimetry
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imaging polarimetry ⓘ |
| telescope | Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
coronagraphy (via SPHERE)
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extreme adaptive optics (via SPHERE) ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | visible light ⓘ |
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