Abstract
An improved instrument for measuring depolarization of linearity
polarized light has been assembled and operated It is a hundred times
more sensitive than previous devices used for similar measurements,
and it can detect depolarized light amounting to less than
10−8 of the total transmitted light. This sensitivity
is achieved by means of a high quality wollastan prism and a
differential detection scheme over a 600-m path indicate that
atmospheric depolarization is less than the detection limit of
10−8.
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