title: A polarizer for the vacuum ultraviolet.
abstract: The construction and optical properties of a MgF(2) double Rochon prism are described. The prism is useful as a polarizer or analyzer in the vacuum uv wavelengths longer than 1300 A. Measurements of MgF(2) transmission and of polarizer angular beam deviation from 1150 AS to 2900 A are presented.
authors.affiliation: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Steinrnetz
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wirick
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Forbes