Phys. Rev. A 72, 043405 (2005) [8 pages]Experimental investigation of the magnetochiral index in liquidsReceived 21 July 2005; published 25 October 2005 We showed through experiments that the magnetochiral index is polarization invariant and reported its wavelength dependence. These properties were investigated with limonene and using a specially-designed Ar+-ring active interferometer. A Fresnel drag-type optical bias inside the discharge tube, combined with two calibrations and the circumvention of systematic errors, allowed us to reach a detection level in the range of 10−12 when measuring the change in the magnetochiral index of intracavity liquid samples. Our results are in agreement with the different predictions made for magnetochiral refraction. © 2005 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.72.043405
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.72.043405
PACS:
33.55.Fi, 33.15.Bh, 42.81.Pa
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