Active Polarimetric Measurements for Identification and Characterization of Space Debris
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Active Polarimetric Measurements.pdf
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Author(s)
Pasqual, M. C.
Cahoy, K. L.
Date Issued
June 2017
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Citation
Active Polarimetric Measurements for Identification and Characterization of Space Debris. (n.d). IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on, IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst, (99), 1. doi:10.1109/TAES.2017.2711718
Abstract
A bench-top polarimeter ( λ = 1064 nm) is used to measure the polarimetric Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) of several common spacecraft materials in both bistatic and monostatic geometries. The Mueller matrix and polarimetric properties of each material were estimated as a function of the illumination and viewing angles. The findings expand upon previous research suggesting that active polarimetry may be useful for the remote characterization and identification of space debris.
Subjects
Aerospace
Transportation
Polarimetry
Laser radar
Matrix decomposition
Covariance matrices
Space vehicles
Space debris
Active polarimetry
space debris
space surveillance
laser radar
characterization
Mueller matrix
MIT Department
Space Telecommunications Astronomy and Radiation (STAR) Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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