Optical constants of SF6 (Sulphur hexafluoride)
Vukovic et al. 1996: n 0.6–1.3 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.6–1.3)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n=1.00071517+4.996\text{×}10^{-6}λ^{-2}$$Conditions & Spec sheet
n_is_absolute: true wavelength_is_vacuum: true temperature: 15 °C pressure: 101325 Pa
Comments
Dispersion formula is based on refraction measurement at only two wavelengths: 0.633 µm and 1.3 µm
References
1) D. Vukovic, G. A. Woolsey, G. B. Scelsi. Refractivities of SF6 and SFO2 at wavelengths of 632.99 and 1300 nm, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 29, 634–637 (1996)
2) M. Sneep and W. Ubachs. Direct measurement of the Rayleigh scattering cross section in various gases, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer 92, 293-310 (2005)
*Ref. 2 provides a dispersion formula based on data from Ref. 1
Data
INFO
Sulfur hexafluoride, SF6
Other names
- Sulfur(VI) fluoride
- Elagas
- Esaflon
- Hexafluoro-λ6-sulfane