Absorptance of Gold in the Far Infrared*

1961/02/01 by Louis Harris, Peter Fowler, P. Fowler
Engineering · Materials Science · #Semiconductor materials and devices #Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications #Copper Interconnects and Reliability

paper · doi:10.1364/josa.51.000164

Abstract

The reflectances of seven gold mirrors were measured accurately for wavelengths from 8.5 to 84 μ. The absorptances, calculated from the reflectances, were used to determine the nature of the reflection of the electrons in gold at the gold-air interface.

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