Optical constants of Air
Peck and Reeder 1972: n 0.185–1.7 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.185–1.7)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n-1=8.06051\text{×}10^{-5}+\frac{2.480990\text{×}10^{-2}}{132.274-λ^{-2}}+\frac{1.74557\text{×}10^{-4}}{39.32957-λ^{-2}}$$Conditions & Spec sheet
n_is_absolute: true wavelength_is_vacuum: true temperature: 15 °C pressure: 101325 Pa
Comments
Standard air: dry air at 15 °C, 101.325 kPa and with 450 ppm CO2 content.
References
E. R. Peck and K. Reeder. Dispersion of air, J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62, 958-962 (1972)