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On the Birefringence of Simple Rhombohedral Boron

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The results of an investigation of the birefringence of small rhombohedral crystals of a-boron are reported. The method of preparing a-boron crystals from a platinum melt is also presented.

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  1. General Electric Research Laboratory, Schenectady, New York, USA

    F. H. Horn, E. A. Taft & D. W. Oliver

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  1. Institute for Exploratory Research, U. S. Army Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

    Gerhart K. Gaulé

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Horn, F.H., Taft, E.A., Oliver, D.W. (1965). On the Birefringence of Simple Rhombohedral Boron. In: Gaulé, G.K. (eds) Boron. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6574-5_19

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