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Abstract
An improved dual-wavelength high-accuracy polarimetric method was used to investigate the optical rotatory power (ORP) of potassium titanyl arsenate (KTiOAsO4, KTA) crystals. Two He–Ne lasers with identical beam properties, operating at closely spaced wavelengths of 594 and 633 nm, were used for the measurement. The magnitude of the gyration tensor component is g12 = 4.40(21) × 10−5, which corresponds to an ORP of ρ = 6.40 (31)° mm−1, more than three times lower than the previously reported value. Calculations of the systematic error parameters from polarimetric studies for two directions of light propagation show that these KTA crystals exhibit high optical quality.
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Many research topics in condensed matter research, materials science and the life sciences make use of crystallographic methods to study crystalline and non-crystalline matter with neutrons, X-rays and electrons. Articles published in the Journal of Applied Crystallography focus on these methods and their use in identifying structural and diffusion-controlled phase transformations, structure-property relationships, structural changes of defects, interfaces and surfaces, etc. Developments of instrumentation and crystallographic apparatus, theory and interpretation, numerical analysis and other related subjects are also covered. The journal is the primary place where crystallographic computer program information is published.