Optical constants of ice from the ultraviolet to the microwave
Reference: Warren, S. G., and R. E. Brandt (2008), Optical constants of ice from the ultraviolet to the microwave: A revised compilation.
J. Geophys. Res., 113, D14220, doi:10.1029/2007JD009744. PDF link
This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under grants ANT-00-03826 and OPP-06-36993.
The 2008 compilation is a revision of the 1984 compilation:
Warren, S.G., 1984: Optical constants of ice from the ultraviolet to the microwave. Applied Optics, 23, 1206-1225. PDF link
Description of data set
This compilation of the optical constants of ice Ih is an update to the review by Warren (1984). Changes to the imaginary part mim of the complex index of refraction m are made in the following wavelength regions to incorporate more-accurate measurements made since 1984. References are given in Warren & Brandt (2008).
|
Wavelength
(microns) |
Data source
|
| 0.161 - 0.181 | Linear interpolation of log(mim) vs. wavelength between Warren 1984 and Minton (1971). |
| 0.181 - 0.185 | Minton (1971) revised for misinterpretation of original figure. |
| 0.185 - 0.202 | Linear extrapolation of log(mim) vs. wavelength of Minton. |
| 0.202 -0.390 | Extremely low value of mim in this wavelength range has not been quantified. See Warren et al (2006). |
| 0.390 - 0.600 | Warren et al. (2006). |
| 1.40-1.43 | Linear interpolation of log(mim) vs. wavelength between Warren 1984 and Gosse et al. (1995). |
| 1.43 - 2.89 | Gosse et al. (1995). |
| 3.36 - 7.81 | Gosse et al. (1995). |
| 7.81 - 10.4 | Cubic spline interpolation of mim vs. wavelength between Gosse et al. (1995) and Warren 1984. |
| 26.0 - 75.0 | Curtis et al (2005), temperature-adjusted to 266K. See Warren and Brandt (2008) for details. |
| 75.0 - 300 | Cubic spline interpolation of log(mim) vs. log(wavelength) between Curtis et al (2005) and Maetzler (2006). |
| 300 - 2e+6 | Maetzler (2006) at 266K . |
The updated real part mre of the complex index of refraction m was computed using Kramers-Kronig analysis applied to the new mim, by the method described in Warren (1984). The real index differs substantially from the 1984 values in the far-infrared, 30-200 microns. Elsewhere it differs from the 1984 values by at most 2%.
Interpolation procedure for users:
For intermediate wavelengths not given in the table one should interpolate mre linearly in log(wavelength); log(mim) linearly in log(wavelength).
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ASCII data: 44 nm - 2 meter wavelength
column 1: wavelength (microns)
column 2: mre
column 3: mim
Printable Table to replace tables in Warren 1984
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Printable Plots comparing Warren 1984 with Warren and Brandt 2008
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Updated 2 Oct 2008