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circular dichroism

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noun

Optics.
  1. selective absorption of one of the two possible circular polarizations of light.


Etymology

Origin of circular dichroism

First recorded in 1960–65

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The authors used a method known as X-ray magnetic circular dichroism to confirm the magnetic ordering experimentally.

From Nature Dec. 17, 2019

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