Error Propagation from Integral Moments and Spectral Derivatives of Stokes Profiles to Magnetic Observables

arXiv:2609.32948 · astro-ph.IM, astro-ph.SR · Submitted 2026-09-26 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.IM, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-09-26

Updated: 2026-09-26

Terminology

• Verification — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Robustness — 2× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Accuracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Additivity — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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• Wavelength-Diverse Polarization Modulators for Stokes Polarimetry

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