SPARO papers

• Dispersion of Observed Position Angles of Submillimeter Polarization in Molecular Clouds, by G. Novak, J. L. Dotson, and H. Li, 2009, The Astrophysical Journal, 695, 1362. ( PDF version)
• Mapping Large-scale Magnetic Fields in Giant Molecular Clouds, by G. Novak, M. Krejny, H. Li, D. T. Chuss, and P. G. Calisse, 2007, in Mapping the Galaxy and Nearby Galaxies, Eds. K. Wada and F. Combes (Springer:New York), p. 99. (PDF version)
• Results of SPARO 2003: Mapping Magnetic Fields in Giant Molecular Clouds, by H. Li, G. S. Griffin, M. Krejny, G. Novak, R. F. Loewenstein, M. G. Newcomb, P. G. Calisse, and D. T. Chuss, 2006, Astrophysical Journal, 648, 340. (postscript version; PDF version)
• Magnetic Fields in the Galactic Center, by G. Novak, 2005, in Magnetic Fields in the Universe, AIP Conf. Proc. 784, Eds. E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino, G. Lugones, and A. Lazarian, p. 329. (PDF version)
• Submillimeter Polarimetry and the Galactic Center Magnetic Field, D. Chuss, C. D. Dowell, R. H. Hildebrand, and G. Novak, 2005, in Astronomical Polarimetry - Current Status and Future Directions, ASP Conf. Ser. 343, Eds. A. Adamson, C. Aspin, C. J. Davis, and T. Fujiyoshi (San Francisco: ASP) p. 311 (PDF version)
• Results of SPARO 2003: Data Analysis and Polarization Maps, H. Li, P. G. Calisse, D. T. Chuss, G. S. Griffin, M. Krejny, R. F. Loewenstein, M. G. Newcomb, and G. Novak, 2005, in Astronomical Polarimetry - Current Status and Future Directions, ASP Conf. Ser. 343, Eds. A. Adamson, C. Aspin, C. J. Davis, and T. Fujiyoshi (San Francisco: ASP) p. 43 (postscript version)
• Results of SPARO 2003: A Study of Possible Systematic Errors, M. Krejny, P. G. Calisse, D. T. Chuss, G. S. Griffin, H. Li, R. F. Loewenstein, M. G. Newcomb, and G. Novak, 2005, in Astronomical Polarimetry - Current Status and Future Directions, ASP Conf. Ser. 343, Eds. A. Adamson, C. Aspin, C. J. Davis, and T. Fujiyoshi (San Francisco: ASP) p. 81 (postscript version)
• Early Results from SPARO: Instrument Characterization and Polarimetry of NGC 6334 , by T. Renbarger, D. T. Chuss, J. L. Dotson, G. S. Griffin, J. L. Hanna, R. F. Loewenstein, P. S. Malhotra, J. L. Marshall, G. Novak, and R. J. Pernic, 2004, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 116, 415. (PDF version)
• Observation of Toroidal Magnetic Fields on 100 Parsec Scales in the Galactic Center, by G. Novak, D. T. Chuss, J. L. Dotson, G. S. Griffin, R. F. Loewenstein, M. G. Newcomb, D. Pernic, J. B. Peterson, and T. Renbarger, 2003, in The Central 300 Parsecs of the Milky Way, Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol. 324, No. S1, special supplement, Eds. A. Cotera, S. Markoff, T. R. Geballe, and H. Falcke, p. 133. (PDF version)
• Magnetic Fields in Cool Clouds within the Central 50 Parsecs of the Galaxy , by D. T. Chuss, J. A. Davidson, J. L. Dotson, C. D. Dowell, R. H, Hildebrand, G. Novak, G., and J. E. Vaillancourt, 2003, Astrophysical Journal, 599, 1116. (PDF version) (This work is based primarily on observations made with the Hertz instrument at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory, but makes use of the SPARO 2000 Galactic center polarization map.)
• First Results from the Submillimeter Polarimeter for Antarctic Remote Observations: Evidence of Large-Scale Toroidal Magnetic Fields in the Galactic Center , by G. Novak, D. T. Chuss, T. Renbarger, G. S. Griffin, M. G. Newcomb, J. B. Peterson, R. F. Loewenstein, D. Pernic, and J. L. Dotson, 2003, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 583, L83. (PDF version)
• Mapping Magnetic Fields in the Cold Dust at the Galactic Center, by David Chuss (Ph.D. thesis)
• SPARO: the submillimeter polarimeter for Antarctic remote observing, by J. L. Dotson, G. Novak, T. Renbarger, D. Pernic, and J. L. Sundwall, 1998, in Advanced Technology MMW, Radio, and Terahertz Telescopes, Ed. T. G. Phillips, Proc. SPIE 3357, 543.

Related Papers

• Magnetic Field Structure around Low-Mass Class 0 Protostars: B335, L1527 and IC348-SMM2, by J. A. Davidson, G. Novak, T. G. Matthews, B. Matthews, P F. Goldsmith, N. Chapman, N. H. Volgenau, J. E. Vaillancourt, and M. Attard, 2011, accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal (PDF version).
• Polarimetry of DG Tau at 350 Microns, by M. Krejny, T. Matthews, G. Novak, J. Cho, H. Li, H. Shinnaga, and J. E. Vaillancourt, 2009, The Astrophysical Journal, 705, 717. (PDF version).
• Magnetic Fields and Infall Motions in NGC 1333 IRAS 4, by M. Attard, M. Houde, G. Novak, H. Li, J. E. Vaillancourt, C. D. Dowell, J. A. Davidson, and H. Shinnaga, 2009, The Astrophysical Journal, 702, 1584. (PDF version).
• The Hertz/VPM Polarimeter: design and first light observations, M. Krejny et al., 2008, Applied Optics, 47, 4429. (PDF version).
• Design and Initial Performance of SHARP, a Polarimeter for the SHARC-II Camera at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory, H. Li, C. D. Dowell, L. Kirby, G. Novak, and J. E. Vaillancourt, 2007, Applied Optics, 47, 422. (PDF version).
• A Polarimetry Module for CSO/SHARC-II, by Novak, G., Chuss, D.T., Davidson, J.A., Dotson, J.L., Dowell, C.D., Hildebrand, R.H., Houde, M., Kirby, L., Krejny, M., Lazarian, A., Li, H., Moseley, S.H., Vaillancourt, J.E., Yusef-Zadeh, F., 2004, in Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy II, Eds. J. Zmuidzinas, W. S. Holland, and S. Withington, Proc. SPIE 5498, 278. (For this and other more recent papers on the SHARP polarimeter, see the SHARP web page)
• The Variable-delay Polarization Modulator, by Krejny, M., Chuss, D. T., Novak, G., Voellmer, G. M., Wollack, E. J., Walker, C. K., Jackson, M., Benford, D. J., Staguhn, J. G., Moseley, Jr., S. H., Kulesa, C., Drouet d'Aubigny, C. Y., Golish, D. R., Loewenstein, R. F., 2006, in Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors for Astronomy III, Eds. R. Whitner, Proc. SPIE 6275, --. (PS version)
• A kinematic flexure-based mechanism for precise parallel motion for the Hertz variable-delay polarization modulator (VPM), by Voellmer, G. M., Chuss, D. T., Jackson, M., Krejny, M., Moseley, S. H., Novak, G., and Wollack, E. J., 2006, in Optomechanical Technologies for Astronomy III, Eds. E. Attad-Ettedgui, J. Antebi, and D. Lemke, Proc. SPIE 6273.
• Interferometric Polarization Control, D. Chuss, H. Moseley, E. Wollack, and G. Novak, 2006, Applied Optics, 45, 5107. (PDF version).
• A Martin-Puplett architecture for polarization modulation and calibration by Chuss, D.T., Moseley, S.H., Novak, G., and Wollack, E.J., 2004, in Ground-based Instrumentation for Astronomy, Eds. A.F.M. Moorwood and M. Iye, Proc. SPIE 5492, 1487. (PDF version)
• A 350-micron array polarimeter using translational modulators, by Chuss, D.T., Benford, D.J., Walker, C., Moseley, S.H., Novak, G., Staguhn, J.G., and Wollack, E.J., 2004, in Ground-based Instrumentation for Astronomy, Eds. A.F.M. Moorwood and M. Iye, Proc. SPIE 5492, 1450. (PDF version)
• Measurements of Submillimeter Polarization Induced by Oblique Reflection from Aluminum Alloy, by T. Renbarger, J. Dotson, and G. Novak, 1998, Applied Optics, 37, 6643. (PDF version)