Refractivity of combustion gases

A comprehensive survey of the refractive indices and dispersions of gases that are found in practical or laboratory combustion experiments is reported. A critical evaluation was used to obtain recommended values where experimental data are available; where they are not, sums of atomic and bond refractivities were used. The results are tabulated as molar refractivities at common laser wavelengths and as the constants of Cauchy dispersion formulas.