Measurement of the refractive index and attenuation length of liquid xenon for its scintillation light

摘要

The attenuation length and refractive index of liquid xenon for its intrinsic scintillation light (λ = 178 nm) have been measured in a single experiment. The value obtained for the attenuation length is 364 +- 18 mm. The refractive index is found to be 1.69 +- 0.02. Both values were measured at a temperature of 170 +- 1 K.