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Refractive index of polystyrene: Data sources Parent topic
 
Table 1. Sources of experimental data on the complex refractive index of polystyrene. See also refractive index, of, polystyrene, data.
 
Wavelength, λ, range, µm Real/Imag. Reference
 0.015 - 2.07  real  Inagaki T et al 1977 b
 0.040 - 0.3  both  Carter JG et al 1966 b
 0.275 - 0.32  both  Chen K et al 2003 d
 0.37 - 1.61  both  Ma X et al 2003 p
 0.42 - 0.62  real  Matheson LA and Saunderson 1952 b
 0.436 - 1.052  real  Nikolow ID and Ivanov 2000 b
 

b - bulk material
d - real part: a Cauchy equation fit of Matheson LA and Saunderson 1952 to their data; imaginary part: an approximation based on fitting an absorption spectrum of polystyrene dissolved in chloroform, as reported by Li T et al 1991.
p - particulate material

 

CITATION:
Jonasz M. 2006. Rrefractive index of polystyrene (www.tpdsci.com/Tpc/RIPolystyrene.php). In: Top. Part. Disp. Sci. (www.tpdsci.com).
HISTORY:
Published: 28-Aug-2006
Modified: 06-Nov-2006
Peer-reviewed: 29-Aug-2006
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