Indices of refraction

for yellow light with a wavelength of 589 nm


Material                            c/v
Air (at STP)                        1.0003
Water                               1.33
Ethyl Alcohol                       1.36
Glass
  Fused quartz                      1.46
  Crown glass                       1.52
  Light flint                       1.58
Lucite or Plexiglass                1.51
Sodium chloride                     1.53
Diamond                             2.42

Frederick J. Wicklin <fjw@geom.umn.edu>
Last modified: Tue Oct 24 15:08:39 1995