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The Faraday effect in a magneto-optical filter

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A magneto-optical filter was built to establish its utility for measuring solar oscillations. A theoretical model is described and the asymptotic behaviour of the Faraday effect in the filter is deduced. Experimental work confirms to first order the asymptotic model.

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  1. T. Appourchaux

    Present address: The Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Road, 20707, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.

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Appourchaux, T. The Faraday effect in a magneto-optical filter. Sol Phys 109, 393–397 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00160662

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