A possible use for polarizers in imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes
arXiv:astro-ph/0107271 · doi:10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00144-X
Abstract
Cherenkov radiation produced in Extensive Air Showers shows a net polarization. This article discusses its properties and physical origin, and proposes an arrangement of polarizers potentially useful for Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes.
30 pages, 13 figures. Accepted for publication in Astroparticle Physics