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.
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0107271,
title = {A possible use for polarizers in imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes},
author = {I. de la Calle and J. L. Contreras and J. Cortina and V. Fonseca},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0107271},
year = {2014}
}
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30 pages, 13 figures. Accepted for publication in Astroparticle Physics