https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2007-00306-3
The BMV experiment: a novel apparatus to study the propagation of light in a transverse magnetic field
1
Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Pulsés (UMR 5147, CNRS - INSA - Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3), 31400 Toulouse Cedex, France
2
Laboratoire Collisions Agrégats Réactivité (UMR 5589, CNRS - Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse 3), IRSAMC, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
3
Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA) (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IN2P3), Villeurbanne Cedex, France
Corresponding author: a carlo.rizzo@irsamc.ups-tlse.fr
Received:
29
June
2007
Published online:
14
November
2007
In this paper, we describe in detail the BMV (Biréfringence Magnétique du Vide) experiment, a novel apparatus to study the propagation of light in a transverse magnetic field. It is based on a very high finesse Fabry-Perot cavity and on pulsed magnets specially designed for this purpose. We justify our technical choices and we present the current status and perspectives.
PACS: 42.25.Lc – Birefringence / 78.20.Ls – Magneto optical effects / 12.20.-m – Quantum electrodynamics
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2007
