Journal Article

·2022 OPEN ACCESS

A Simple Expression for the Refractive Index of Distilled Water

Ramazan Emre ODUNCUOGLU , Murat Oduncuoğlu YTU

NATURENGS MTU Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences Malatya Turgut Ozal University

Abstract

Water is conceivably the most important material in the universe and most essential to the functioning of all the known life-forms. A simple expression for the real part of refractive index of water was investigated and proposed a new equation as a function of temperature between 0 oC and 100 oC and also wavelength in the range of 200 to 1100 nm. Water is transparent in the visible light and has a complex optical absorption property in the infrared and ultraviolet ranges. The refractive index highly depends on wavelength and temperature. The expression for refractive index is useful for different applications in biomedical optics. The proposed sample has accurate expression, has good agreement, as well as demonstrates increased performance with experimental measurements for calculations of knowledge of the refractive index of water at given ranges.

Keywords

Refractive index Distilled water Wavelength Optics Ultraviolet Materials science Index (typography) Absorption (acoustics) Infrared Absorption of water Visible spectrum Optoelectronics Chemistry Physics Chromatography Computer science Composite material

Subject Areas

Calibration and Measurement Techniques ·Aerospace Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies ·Statistical and Nonlinear Physics ·Physical Sciences
Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging ·Biomedical Engineering ·Physical Sciences

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