Polarization toggle <b>`i'</b>



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Polarization toggle `i'

 

The `i' key toggles between display of the total intensity (`I' in upper right corner of the display; observable portions of the - tracks coloured green) and linear polarization (`P' in upper right corner of the display; observable portions of the - tracks coloured yellow and green). For polarization-sensitive VLBI observations, typically both right- and left-circular polarization (RCP and LCP) are recorded at each antenna, although it is still possible to obtain useful polarization information if some antennas record only one circular polarization. The total intensity - coverage will always be symmetric, but the linear polarization - coverage will be symmetric only if both RCP and LCP have been recorded at all antennas participating in the observations.



Glen Young
Thu May 18 15:05:17 MDT 1995