Measurement of the refractive index of air and comparison with modified Edlén's formulae

Metrologia

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-139

  Bonsch G ^a   Potulski, E ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDLEN'S FORMULAE;

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0031676681     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/35/2/8     Document Type: Review

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