Xe Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of Xe, covering 0.40 – 1.00 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.400 – 1.000 μm
Data Points 101

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 1.0007
k = 0.0000
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 1.0007
k = 0.0000
532 nm
n = 1.0007
k = 0.0000

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.40001.000720.00000
0.41201.000720.00000
0.42401.000710.00000
0.43601.000710.00000
0.44801.000710.00000
0.46001.000710.00000
0.47201.000710.00000
0.48401.000700.00000
0.49601.000700.00000
0.50801.000700.00000
0.52001.000700.00000
0.53201.000700.00000
0.54401.000700.00000
0.55601.000700.00000
0.56801.000700.00000
0.58001.000700.00000
0.59201.000690.00000
0.60401.000690.00000
0.61601.000690.00000
0.62801.000690.00000
0.64001.000690.00000
0.65201.000690.00000
0.66401.000690.00000
0.67601.000690.00000
0.68801.000690.00000
0.70001.000690.00000
0.71201.000690.00000
0.72401.000690.00000
0.73601.000690.00000
0.74801.000690.00000
0.76001.000690.00000
0.77201.000690.00000
0.78401.000690.00000
0.79601.000690.00000
0.80801.000680.00000
0.82001.000680.00000
0.83201.000680.00000
0.84401.000680.00000
0.85601.000680.00000
0.86801.000680.00000
0.88001.000680.00000
0.89201.000680.00000
0.90401.000680.00000
0.91601.000680.00000
0.92801.000680.00000
0.94001.000680.00000
0.95201.000680.00000
0.96401.000680.00000
0.97601.000680.00000
0.98801.000680.00000
1.00001.000680.00000

Sampled data (101 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

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, K. Osvay. Dispersion measurement of inert gases and gas mixtures at 800 nm. Appl. Opt. 47, 4856-4863 (2008)

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