Abstract
The dispersion of the electro-optical Kerr effect in CO2 has been studied from 4000A to 7500A. The results are in better agreement with the Langevin-Born theory than with that of Havelock. An absolute value of the Kerr constant B for CO2 has been determined. This is (0.249±0.003)×1010 for a temperature of 17.5°C, a wave-length of 5890A and a pressure of one atmosphere.

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