polarimetry
Noun
Meaning
The art or process of measuring the polarization of light.
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One parameterization of the elliptical figure specifies the orientation angle ψ, defined as the angle between the major axis of the ellipse and the x-axis M. A. Sletten and D. J. McLaughlin, "Radar polarimetry", in K. Chang (ed.
The same convention is also used, although with some few exceptions, by optical astronomers working in the field of polarimetry.