Abstract
A method for measuring the density of a gas by heterodyne interferometry is investigated. The molar refractions are calculated for the more common commercial gases. The experimental results are compared with the density calculated from the virial equation of state.
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This article is the first of a series continued from the preceding issue of the journal and taken from the Proceedings of the Third Joint Scientific-Technical Conference on Optical Methods of Flow Research, held at the Moscow Power Institute in June, 1995.
Translated from Izmeriel'naya Tekhnika, No. 2, pp. 30–33, February, 1996.
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Kulesh, V.P. Measurement of gas density by heterodyne interferometry. Meas Tech 39, 162–167 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02378943
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