C6H6 (Benzene)
3 datasets, together covering 0.4–25.02 µm. Default: Moutzouris et al. 2013: n 0.450–1.55 µm.
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Load this data in Python, simulate in one more line
pip install lightsmith
import lightsmith as ls
# C6H6 (Benzene): Moutzouris et al. 2013: n 0.450–1.55 µm
c6h6 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("organic", "benzene", "Moutzouris", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(c6h6.range_nm) # (450, 1551) nm
eps = c6h6.eps([633]) # complex permittivityDownloads the original record once (pinned to the imported snapshot) and caches it.
import json, urllib.request
import lightsmith as ls
url = "https://materials.lightsmith.dev/v1/datasets/ds_44c7e8d3c065/lightsmith"
c6h6 = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(c6h6.source) # citation and provenance travel with the dataAny dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (benzene/moutzouris-2013).
# ... load c6h6 as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=c6h6)],
medium_index=1.0,
wavelengths=ls.WavelengthRange(start_nm=450, stop_nm=1000, num=81),
)
res = ls.solve(sim) # exact Mie for a sphere
print(res.q_ext) # extinction efficiency at each wavelengthSame spec runs with DDA, FDTD, BEM or T-matrix: ls.compare(sim, ["mie", "dda"]).
Lightsmith is open source (MIT): Mie, T-matrix, BEM, DDA, FDTD, RCWA, TMM, mode solvers and inverse design behind one spec, on CPU or GPU. GitHub.
About C6H6 (Benzene)
Benzene (C6H6) is a colorless and highly flammable liquid with a sweet smell. It's an aromatic hydrocarbon, notable for its cyclic, planar structure which consists of a hexagonal ring of carbon atoms, with alternating double and single bonds, and with a hydrogen atom bonded to each carbon. Benzene is used as a starting material in the manufacture of a vast array of chemicals, including styrene (for making polystyrene), phenol, and aniline. Its ring structure serves as a basis for many other chemical compounds and is fundamental in organic chemistry. However, exposure to benzene has been linked to a number of health concerns, particularly leukemia, leading to restrictions on its industrial and commercial use in many countries.
Other names: C6H6, C6H6, Cyclohexa-1,3,5-triene, 1,3,5-Cyclohexatriene, Benzol, Phene
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