A precise measurement of the Cotton-Mouton effect in neon

Bregant M; Cantatore G; Carusotto S; Cimino R; Della Valle F; Di Domenico G; Gastaldi U; Karuza M; Milotti E; Polacco E; Ruoso G; Zavattini E; Zavattini G

Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.410, No.4-6, 288-292, 2005

DOI10.1016/j.cplett.2005.05.087 Export Citation

A precise measurement of the Cotton-Mouton effect in neon

Bregant M, Cantatore G, Carusotto S, Cimino R, Della Valle F, Di Domenico G, Gastaldi U, Karuza M, Milotti E, Polacco E, Ruoso G, Zavattini E, Zavattini G

In this Letter, we report a novel measurement of the magnetically induced birefringence (Cotton-Mouton effect) in neon. Using a highly sensitive apparatus we were able to precisely measure the specific birefringence value of Delta n(u) = (5.9 +/- 0.2) x 10(-16) at the wavelength of 1064 nm (for B = 1 T and atmospheric pressure) and T approximate to 290 K. The results reported here are in agreement with theory, while the only previous precise measurement differs significantly. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.