Fresnel (unit of frequency)

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A Fresnel is a unit of frequency equal to 1012 sec-1. It was occasionally used in the field of spectroscopy, but its use has been superseded by terahertz (1012 hertz).[1]

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  1. ^ Bayliss, Noel S. "The permicron: a unit of wavenumber", Nature, vol. 167, p. 367, 3 March 1951.
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