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Optical constants of H2O, D2O (Water, heavy water, ice)
Kofman et al. 2019: Crystalline ice; n 0.210–0.757 µm; 150 K

Wavelength: µm
 (0.21–0.757)  
 

Complex refractive index (n+ik)[ i ]


n   k   LogX   LogY   eV

Derived optical constants

Dispersion formula [ i ]

$$n^2-1=\frac{0.496λ^2}{λ^2-0.071^2}+\frac{0.190λ^2}{λ^2-0.134^2}$$

Conditions & Spec sheet

n_is_absolute: true
wavelength_is_vacuum: true
temperature: 150 K

Comments

Crystalline water ice at 150 K.

References

V. Kofman, J. He, I. L. ten Kate, H. Linnartz. The refractive index of amorphous and crystalline water ice in the UV–vis, Astrophys. J. 875, 131 (2019)

Data

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Water and ice, H2O

Water is the most abundant compound on Earth's surface.

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