| Session Details | |
| Section | PS - Planetary Sciences |
| Session Title | Polarimetry of Solary System, Exoplanets, Brown Dwarfs and Disks |
| Main Convener | Prof. Motohide Tamura (The University of Tokyo, Japan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Padma A Yanamandra-Fisher (Space Science Institute, United States) Dr. Koji Kawabata (Hiroshima University, Japan) Prof. Junichi Watanabe (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan) Dr. Frans Snik (Leiden University, Netherlands) Dr. Ludmilla Kolokolova (University of Maryland, United States) Dr. Sujan Sengupta (Indian Institute of Astrophysics, India) Dr. Jun Takahashi (University of Hyogo, Japan) Prof. A.-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd (PMC Univ. Paris 6 / CNRS-IPSL, France) |
| Session Description | Polarimetry is a currently enjoying a rejuvenation in various astronomical applications. As a complementary techinque to imaging and spectroscopy, polarization allows the investigation of scatttering properties of variety of media ranging from planetary atmospheres, comets, small bodies (planetary satellites, asteroids, Kuiper Belt objects, etc.) to detection and characterization of exoplanets, brown dwarfs, star and planet forming regions; characterization of magnetic fields and search for optically active molecules in a search for habitability elsewhere than our earth. We invite contributions from observers, modellers, laboratory measurements, instrument designers and missions. We anticipate half to one day of presentations including oral and poster contributions. |