The absolute intensity distribution of the infrared synchrotron radiation f
rom dipole magnets on the BESSY II storage ring has been measured and the S
tokes parameters obtained. Good agreement is found between the measurements
and the calculated characteristics using the BESSY WAVE code and the ESRF
SRW code. The results are useful for future IR beamline developments. (C) 2
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