Table 1 Summary of literature and experimental parameters relevant to this study
n (λ = 800 nm) | n (λ = 800 μm) (0.37 THz) | α (λ = 800 nm) in cm−1 | Bopt in 10−14 m/V2 (λpump/λprobe) | Bstat in 10−14 m/V2 | Be in 10−14 m/V2 | \({\boldsymbol{B}}_{\boldsymbol{m}}^{\bf {(1)}}\) in 10−14 m/V2 | \({\boldsymbol{B}}_{\boldsymbol{m}}^{\bf{(2)}}\) in 10−14 m/V2 | Bm/Be | τ2 in ps | Be/Bopt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CS2 | 1.605854 | 1.70 | <0.5 | 4.1 (694/488)20 | 3.2455 | 0.28 | 0.22 | – | 0.77 | 1.84 | 0.07 |
2-Propanol | 1.37956 | 1.54 | 22 | 0.052 (1064/442)20 | 3.157 | 0.0097 | – | −0.0033 | −0.34 | 1.52 | 0.19 |
Ethanol | 1.357354 | 1.60 | 22 | 0.051 (1064/442)20 | 0.4457 | 0.0093 | – | −0.0067 | −0.72 | 0.96 | 0.18 |
Methanol | 1.32356 | 1.80 | 64 | 0.034 (1064/442)20 | 2.1757 | 0.016 | – | −0.018 | −1.14 | 1.46 | 0.47 |
H2O | 1.328254 | 2.48 | 143 | 0.035 (694/488)20 | 2.9258 | <0.003 | – | −0.025 | < −8.3 | 1.1 | <0.1 |
H2O + 1 M NaI | 1.34759 | 2.51 | 160 | <0.003 | – | −0.027 | < −9.1 | 1.1 | |||
H2O + 3 M NaI | 1.38859 | 2.63 | 166 | <0.003 | – | −0.043 | < −14.3 | 1.1 | |||
H2O + 5 M NaI | 1.42059 | 2.76 | 165 | <0.003 | – | −0.071 | < −23.8 | 1.0 | |||
H2O + 9.5 M | 1.47559 | 2.91 | 157 | <0.003 | – | −0.102 | < −33.9 | 1.0 | |||
D2O | 1.32454 | 2.34 | 130 | 0.029 (1064/442)20 | <0.003 | – | −0.021 | < −6.9 | 1.36 | <0.1 | |
Fused silica | 1.45360 | 1.95 | 1.5 | 0.018 (1064/1064)61 | 0.0033 | 0.0004 | – | 0.13 | 2.38 | 0.18 | |
Benzene | 1.48962 | 1.51 (1.5163) | ~1 (1.4263) | 0.70 (694/488)20 | 0.3955 | 0.035 | 0.029 | – | 0.84 | 1.55 | 0.05 |
