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The Use of Becke line colors in refractive index determination

R. C. Emmons, +1 more
- 01 Oct 1948 - 
- Vol. 33, pp 612-618
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TLDR
The dispersion of immersion liquids is generally much greater than that of most of the other materials of the same refractive index as discussed by the authors, and colors appear in the Becke line when the liquid and mineral dispersion curves intersect.
Abstract
The dispersion of immersion liquids is generally much greater than that of most minerals of the same refractive index. Colors appear in the Becke line when the liquid and mineral dispersion curves intersect. The colors produced oder a guide to the wave length for which the liquid and mineral have the same refractive index. Frcm the Becke line colors the refractive index of the mineral for the D (589 mμ) line can be estimated with accuracy better than ±.002.

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