Table 1. Optical constants for chlorophyll a used for light scattering calculations.
From: Polarimetric technique to study (pre)biological organics in cosmic dust and planetary aerosols
Wavelength, nm | Complex refractive index | Circular Birefringence (² R ) | Circular Dichroism (β I ) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n) | (k) | |||
640 | 1.52 | 1.39E-03 | 2.14E-08 | −5.54E-08 |
645 | 1.52 | 3.32E-03 | 2.83E-08 | −5.77E-08 |
650 | 1.52 | 6.99E-03 | 3.57E-08 | −6.19E-08 |
655 | 1.52 | 1.00E-02 | 4.12E-08 | −7.28E-08 |
660 | 1.52 | 1.17E-02 | 2.34E-08 | −7.85E-08 |
665 | 1.52 | 1.18E-02 | −1.24E-08 | 1.70E-08 |
670 | 1.52 | 7.30E-03 | −1.18E-08 | 2.27E-07 |
675 | 1.52 | 3.18E-03 | −7.13E-09 | 3.62E-07 |
680 | 1.52 | 9.00E-04 | −2.56E-09 | 3.54E-07 |
690 | 1.52 | 1.00E-06 | 3.38E-09 | 1.21E-07 |