Experimental observation of optical rotation generated in vacuum by a magnetic field

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Zavattini, E ^a   Zavattini, G ^b   Ruoso, G ^c   Polacco, E ^d   Milotti, E ^e   Karuza, M ^a   Gastaldi, U ^c   Di Domenico, G ^b   Della Valle, F ^a   Cimino, R ^f   Carusotto, S ^d   Cantatore, G ^a   Bregant, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI LEGNARO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^f INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLARIZATION ROTATION IN; SPIN-ZERO PARTICLE; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FIELDS;

LIGHT POLARIZATION; MACHINABILITY; MAGNETS; VACUUM;

OPTICAL ROTATION;

EID: 33645158250     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.110406     Document Type: Article

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