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dc.contributor.advisorWolfe, William L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKnight, Edward Joseph, 1968-
dc.creatorKnight, Edward Joseph, 1968-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-03T13:18:42Zen
dc.date.available2013-04-03T13:18:42Zen
dc.date.issued1992en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/278265en
dc.description.abstractI have measured the refractive index of zinc selenide for wavelengths between 8 and 12 mum and temperatures from 85 to 300 K. Each measurement was made by finding the deviation angle of a beam perpendicularly incident on a right triangle prism. The resulting data curves are fitted to polynomials for the temperature dependence and to three different dispersion formulae for the wavelength dependence. I achieved accuracies in the refractive index of ±0.0008 and my results agree well with most previously available data. Refinements to the previously established experimental procedure and error analysis are also presented.
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dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.en_US
dc.subjectPhysics, Optics.en_US
dc.titleCryogenic refractive index of zinc selenide from 8-12 micrometersen_US
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dc.typeThesis-Reproduction (electronic)en_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.levelmastersen_US
dc.identifier.proquest1351357en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineOptical Sciences
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en_US
dc.description.noteDigitization note: p. 38 missing from paper original.en
dc.identifier.bibrecord.b27148889en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-06-30T10:16:54Z
html.description.abstractI have measured the refractive index of zinc selenide for wavelengths between 8 and 12 mum and temperatures from 85 to 300 K. Each measurement was made by finding the deviation angle of a beam perpendicularly incident on a right triangle prism. The resulting data curves are fitted to polynomials for the temperature dependence and to three different dispersion formulae for the wavelength dependence. I achieved accuracies in the refractive index of ±0.0008 and my results agree well with most previously available data. Refinements to the previously established experimental procedure and error analysis are also presented.


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