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Optical constants of Xe (Xenon)
Börzsönyi et al. 2008: n 0.4–1.0 µm

Wavelength: µm
 (0.4–1)  
 

Complex refractive index (n+ik)[ i ]


n   k   LogX   LogY   eV

Derived optical constants

Dispersion formula [ i ]

$$n^2-1=\frac{103701.61\text{×}10^{-8}λ^2}{λ^2-12.75\text{×}10^{-3}}+\frac{31228.61\text{×}10^{-8}λ^2}{λ^2-0.561\text{×}10^{-3}}$$

Conditions & Spec sheet

n_is_absolute: true
wavelength_is_vacuum: true
temperature: 273 K
pressure: 100000 Pa

Comments

273 K (0 °C), 1000 mbar.
Dispersion formula may be usable down to ~0.2 µm.
There is a typo in one of the coefficients of the dispersion formula given in the paper: 12.75e-6 should be 12.75e-3.

References

A. Börzsönyi, Z. Heiner, M. P. Kalashnikov, A. P. Kovács, and K. Osvay, Dispersion measurement of inert gases and gas mixtures at 800 nm, Appl. Opt. 47, 4856-4863 (2008)

Data

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INFO

Xenon, Xe

Xenon (Xe) is a noble gas that exists as a colorless, dense, odorless gas under standard conditions. It's one of the rare gases found in the Earth's atmosphere, representing only a tiny fraction of the air we breathe. Due to its heavy atomic weight and low reactivity, xenon is often used in specialized lighting, including powerful flash lamps, high-intensity arc-lamps, and as the propellant in ion engines for deep space missions. In medicine, xenon has been explored as an anesthetic and in imaging. Its isotopes also find use in various applications, such as the detection of neutrinos in particle physics experiments. Xenon can form compounds, albeit rarely, with highly electronegative elements like fluorine.

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