Research Article

Multispectral Polarization State Analyzer of Scanning Polarimeter ScanPol

Table 3

Main requirements to ScanPol’s PSA.

ParameterValue

Azimuth of polarization error -Δψ≤0.2°
Degree of linear polarization error ≤0.15
Photometric error -ΔI≤4%
SNR>500
Wollaston prism alignment error Δε≤3 arcmin
Divergence value of optical axis of the input telescope system≤6 arcsec