Open AccessDispersion curves for minerals, immersion liquids and glasses
Author(s) -
Harry Micheelsen
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
bulletin of the geological society of denmark
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2245-7070
pISSN - 0011-6297
DOI - 10.37570/bgsd-1978-si-06
Subject(s) - refractive index , immersion (mathematics) , dispersion (optics) , materials science , optics , mineralogy , mathematics , mathematical analysis , physics , chemistry
A new dispersion formula gives accuracy to the 5th decimal place for the refractive index dispersion curves. Empirical constants are listed for minerals, immersion liquids and optical glasses. Auxilliary formulas and a flow programme for double variation refractive index determination are given.