Title :
Refractivity of water vapor at terahertz frequencies — Comparison of measurements with models
Author :
Thomas M. Bendall;Richard E. Hills;Mira Naftaly;John Molloy
Author_Institution :
Astrophysics Group Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
Abstract :
Refractivity of water vapor at THz frequencies was calculated using three different models. These did not agree. A direct measurement was made using time-domain spectroscopy and the correct form of the refractivity model was determined.
Keywords :
"Refractive index","Extraterrestrial measurements","Atmospheric modeling","Humidity","Atmospheric measurements","Frequency measurement","Dispersion"
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2015 40th International Conference on
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2035
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2015.7327900
