Magnetic linear birefringence measurements using pulsed fields

In this paper we present the realization of further steps toward the measurement of the magnetic birefringence of a vacuum using pulsed fields. After describing our experiment, we report the calibration of our apparatus using nitrogen gas and discuss the precision of our measurement giving a detaile...

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Published in:Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 2012-01, Vol.85 (1), Article 013837
Main Authors: Berceau, P., Fouché, M., Battesti, R., Rizzo, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquisitions
Birefringence
Budgeting
Calibration
Condensed Matter
Error analysis
Errors
Marketing
Optics
Physics
Superconductivity
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Summary:In this paper we present the realization of further steps toward the measurement of the magnetic birefringence of a vacuum using pulsed fields. After describing our experiment, we report the calibration of our apparatus using nitrogen gas and discuss the precision of our measurement giving a detailed error budget. Our best present vacuum upper limit is Delta n square 5.0 x 10 super(-20) T super(-2) per 4 ms acquisition time. We finally discuss the improvements necessary to reach our final goal.
ISSN:1050-2947
1094-1622
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.85.013837