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Optical n(p, T_90) measurement suite 3: results at λ = 1542 nm

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Author(s)

Patrick Egan, Yuanchao Yang

Abstract

Single-isotherm n(p, T90) results are reported for the gases Ar, N2, H2O, and D2O at vacuum wavelength λ = 1542.383(1) nm. The argon and nitrogen isotherms were measured near 303 K; the water isotherms were measured near 373 K. Combined with the two previous articles of this series, the present results beget several insights via dispersion analyses. The argon result is highly consistent with static measurement plus ab initio calculation of dispersion polarizability. The nitrogen result is nominally consistent with one recent experiment and the dipole oscillator strength distributions, but the present work offers a refined estimate of the molar refractivity at optical wavelengths. For ordinary and heavy water, the dispersion trend is nominally consistent with existing liquid measurements. However, water's absorption features in the near-infrared preclude a reliable comparison of the present result with literature.
Citation
International Journal of Thermophysics

Keywords

Polarizing gas thermometry, dispersion, refractometry, thermodynamic metrology

Citation

Egan, P. and Yang, Y. (2024), Optical n(p, T_90) measurement suite 3: results at λ = 1542 nm, International Journal of Thermophysics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=958083 (Accessed December 3, 2024)

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Created August 3, 2024, Updated August 5, 2024