title: Artifacts in polarimetry and optical activity in meteorites.
abstract: Scattered light produces spurious optical rotations of up to 80 milli degrees in commercial polarimeters. Even larger "rotations," up to 180 milli-degrees, are observed when the sample simultaneously absorbs and scatters light.These effects may account for the optical activity reported in the Orgueil meteorite.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hayatsu