Imaginary part of the refractive index of sulfates and nitrates in the 0.7-2.6-μm spectral region

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 3622-3634

  Gosse, Stephen F ^a   Wang, Muyin ^a   Labrie, Daniel ^a   Chylek, Petr ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0001638890     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.003622     Document Type: Article

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