C₃H₅(OH)₃ (Glycerol)

5 datasets, together covering 0.05123–1.9 µm. Default: Rheims et al. 1997: n 0.589–1.05 µm.

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Load this data in Python, simulate in one more line

pip install lightsmith

import lightsmith as ls

# C3H5(OH)3 (Glycerol): Rheims et al. 1997: n 0.589–1.05 µm
c3h5 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("organic", "glycerol", "Rheims", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(c3h5.range_nm)  # (589.3, 1050) nm
eps = c3h5.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

Downloads 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_f68b4384ec23/lightsmith"
c3h5 = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(c3h5.source)  # citation and provenance travel with the data

Any dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (glycerol/rheims-1997).

# ... load c3h5 as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
    particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=c3h5)],
    medium_index=1.0,
    wavelengths=ls.WavelengthRange(start_nm=590, stop_nm=1000, num=81),
)
res = ls.solve(sim)  # exact Mie for a sphere
print(res.q_ext)     # extinction efficiency at each wavelength

Same spec runs with DDA, FDTD, BEM or T-matrix: ls.compare(sim, ["mie", "dda"]).

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About C3H5(OH)3 (Glycerol)

Glycerol (C₃H₈O₃), also known as glycerine or glycerin, is a simple polyol compound. It's a viscous, colorless, odorless, and sweet-tasting liquid that is hygroscopic and miscible with water. Because of its three hydroxyl (OH) groups, glycerol exhibits solvency properties that can be used in various applications. Commonly derived from the saponification of triglycerides, it is used extensively in the food industry as a sweetener and humectant. Besides food, glycerol finds its utility in pharmaceutical formulations, cosmetics, antifreeze, and as a substrate in microbial fermentation processes. It is also a by-product of biodiesel production. In the realm of optics and photonics, its high viscosity and ability to refract light have made it useful in certain optical applications and experiments. Chemical formula: C₃H₅(OH)₃

Other names: C3H5, OH)3 (Glycerol, C₃H₈O₃, Glycerin, Glycerine, Propane-1,2,3-triol, 1,2,3-Propanetriol, 1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane, Glyceritol, Glycyl alcohol

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