# Optical constants for Sc created by PTB # Determined from reflection measurements in the wavelength range 5.0 - 40.0 nm # 40 nm Sc thin film in a multilayer on Si (C/ Sc/ Ru/ Si) (measured 11/2025) # n = (1-delta) - (i*beta) # Citation: Q. Saadeh, A. Sokolov, M. Störmer, et al., "Optical constants of Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Nb, Mo, Rh, Pd, Hf, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, and ZrO2 in the extreme ultraviolet range," Opt. Express 34(15), 28239-28292 (2026). # The values are provided with their 3-sigma uncertainty bounds. HB: Higher Bound. LB: Lower Bound. # lambda/nm 1-delta beta 1-delta_LB 1-delta_HB beta_LB beta_HB # ------------------------ 5.5 0.99486 0.00158 0.9949 0.99482 0.00155 0.0016 5.75 0.99435 0.00177 0.99439 0.99431 0.00174 0.0018 6.0 0.99383 0.00197 0.99388 0.99379 0.00195 0.002 6.25 0.99328 0.0022 0.99333 0.99323 0.00217 0.00224 6.5 0.99275 0.00245 0.9928 0.9927 0.00242 0.00249 6.75 0.99227 0.00273 0.99233 0.99221 0.00269 0.00277 7.0 0.99176 0.00293 0.99183 0.9917 0.00289 0.00297 7.25 0.99124 0.00311 0.9913 0.99117 0.00306 0.00315 7.5 0.99059 0.00325 0.99066 0.99053 0.00321 0.0033 7.75 0.98993 0.00347 0.98999 0.98986 0.00343 0.00352 8.0 0.98929 0.00379 0.98936 0.98921 0.00373 0.00384 8.25 0.98872 0.00407 0.9888 0.98865 0.00401 0.00413 8.5 0.9881 0.0043 0.98818 0.98802 0.00424 0.00436 8.75 0.98745 0.0046 0.98754 0.98736 0.00454 0.00467 9.0 0.98681 0.00495 0.9869 0.98671 0.00488 0.00503 9.25 0.98635 0.00533 0.98645 0.98625 0.00526 0.0054 9.5 0.98574 0.00545 0.98584 0.98563 0.00538 0.00552 9.75 0.98508 0.00559 0.98518 0.98497 0.00551 0.00565 10.0 0.98434 0.00575 0.98444 0.98423 0.00567 0.00582 10.25 0.98357 0.0059 0.98368 0.98347 0.00583 0.00597 10.5 0.98275 0.00607 0.98285 0.98263 0.00599 0.00615 10.75 0.98182 0.00623 0.98192 0.9817 0.00616 0.00631 11.0 0.98097 0.0066 0.98108 0.98085 0.00652 0.00668 11.25 0.98016 0.00691 0.98029 0.98004 0.00683 0.007 11.5 0.97937 0.00728 0.9795 0.97923 0.00719 0.00738 11.75 0.97859 0.00759 0.97873 0.97846 0.00749 0.00768 12.0 0.97786 0.00792 0.97801 0.97772 0.00783 0.00802 12.25 0.97727 0.00826 0.97745 0.97709 0.00814 0.00838 12.5 0.97611 0.00799 0.9763 0.97591 0.00787 0.00811 12.75 0.97526 0.00829 0.97545 0.97506 0.00816 0.00842 13.0 0.97431 0.00847 0.9745 0.97412 0.00835 0.00859 13.25 0.97333 0.0086 0.97352 0.97314 0.00848 0.00873 13.5 0.97228 0.00872 0.97247 0.97209 0.00859 0.00885 13.75 0.97121 0.00883 0.9714 0.97101 0.00871 0.00895 14.0 0.9701 0.00891 0.97028 0.9699 0.00878 0.00904 14.25 0.96894 0.00895 0.96914 0.96875 0.00882 0.00908 14.5 0.96766 0.00899 0.96784 0.96747 0.00886 0.00912 14.75 0.96636 0.009 0.96654 0.96618 0.00888 0.00913 15.0 0.965 0.00903 0.96518 0.96481 0.00889 0.00916 15.25 0.96356 0.00902 0.96375 0.96338 0.00889 0.00916 15.5 0.96202 0.00901 0.96221 0.96184 0.00889 0.00914 15.75 0.96047 0.009 0.96066 0.96028 0.00886 0.00914 16.0 0.95879 0.00901 0.95897 0.95861 0.00887 0.00914 16.25 0.95704 0.00902 0.95723 0.95685 0.00888 0.00916 16.5 0.95521 0.00908 0.95539 0.95502 0.00893 0.00921 16.75 0.95329 0.00915 0.95348 0.9531 0.00901 0.0093 17.0 0.95124 0.00926 0.95143 0.95105 0.00912 0.00941 17.25 0.94915 0.00936 0.94934 0.94896 0.00921 0.00951 17.5 0.9469 0.00951 0.94709 0.9467 0.00936 0.00966 17.75 0.94467 0.00964 0.94487 0.94446 0.00949 0.00978 18.0 0.94224 0.00963 0.94253 0.94194 0.00944 0.00982 18.25 0.93981 0.0097 0.9401 0.93953 0.00952 0.00989 18.5 0.93714 0.00999 0.93743 0.93684 0.0098 0.01019 18.75 0.93434 0.01065 0.93465 0.93405 0.01044 0.01086 19.0 0.93132 0.01112 0.93163 0.93101 0.01091 0.01131 19.25 0.92827 0.0116 0.9286 0.92794 0.0114 0.01181 19.5 0.92493 0.0122 0.92527 0.92457 0.01199 0.01241 19.75 0.92167 0.01287 0.92206 0.92131 0.01265 0.01309 20.0 0.91804 0.01367 0.91841 0.91765 0.01344 0.0139 20.25 0.91447 0.01452 0.91486 0.91408 0.01428 0.01475 20.5 0.90927 0.01568 0.90969 0.90885 0.01544 0.01594 20.75 0.90528 0.01681 0.90575 0.90483 0.01655 0.01707 21.0 0.90068 0.01817 0.90115 0.9002 0.01788 0.01846 21.25 0.89628 0.01973 0.89683 0.89575 0.01943 0.02005 21.5 0.89123 0.02147 0.8918 0.89066 0.02113 0.02181 21.75 0.88649 0.02341 0.88707 0.88582 0.02305 0.0238 22.0 0.88085 0.02544 0.88158 0.88012 0.02503 0.02586 22.25 0.87548 0.02765 0.87627 0.8747 0.02717 0.02815 22.5 0.86948 0.03022 0.87037 0.86856 0.02967 0.03079 22.75 0.8637 0.03323 0.86466 0.8628 0.03262 0.03384 23.0 0.85721 0.0367 0.85826 0.85622 0.03604 0.03739 23.25 0.85122 0.04043 0.85242 0.85013 0.03975 0.04114 23.5 0.84444 0.04473 0.84576 0.84327 0.04397 0.04551 23.75 0.83796 0.0493 0.83939 0.83648 0.0484 0.05019 24.0 0.83115 0.05477 0.83291 0.82951 0.05367 0.05587 24.25 0.82453 0.06049 0.82667 0.82243 0.0593 0.06186 24.5 0.81751 0.0675 0.82017 0.81498 0.06591 0.0692 24.75 0.81142 0.07517 0.81493 0.80805 0.0731 0.07752 25.0 0.80395 0.0837 0.8082 0.79977 0.08073 0.08693 25.5 0.7937 0.09981 0.79588 0.79137 0.09744 0.10218 26.0 0.78316 0.12572 0.78647 0.78023 0.12268 0.12865 26.5 0.77281 0.15609 0.77656 0.76904 0.15276 0.15914 27.0 0.76889 0.1922 0.77368 0.76383 0.18803 0.19604 27.5 0.76819 0.2302 0.77483 0.76208 0.22494 0.23521 28.0 0.77968 0.27261 0.78846 0.77091 0.26667 0.27896 28.5 0.7953 0.31084 0.80613 0.78349 0.3039 0.31869 29.0 0.82479 0.34901 0.8401 0.81072 0.34033 0.35841 29.5 0.85132 0.3775 0.86697 0.83328 0.36762 0.38703 30.0 0.89064 0.4063 0.9113 0.87108 0.39549 0.41776 30.5 0.92403 0.42671 0.94727 0.89958 0.41547 0.43939 31.0 0.97319 0.44429 1.00504 0.94618 0.43229 0.45667 31.5 1.01238 0.44876 1.05389 0.98232 0.43702 0.46112 32.0 1.06924 0.44545 1.11258 1.03238 0.43415 0.45719 32.5 1.10429 0.42662 1.15064 1.06539 0.41604 0.4378 33.0 1.15284 0.39931 1.20944 1.10719 0.38872 0.41099 33.5 1.17177 0.36665 1.22076 1.12751 0.35475 0.37786 34.0 1.19981 0.32937 1.24752 1.15547 0.31296 0.34249 34.5 1.19785 0.299 1.24557 1.15663 0.28053 0.31414 35.0 1.21291 0.26465 1.25063 1.17723 0.24562 0.28046 35.5 1.21649 0.24076 1.25081 1.18715 0.21678 0.26042 36.0 1.22118 0.21214 1.24053 1.19621 0.19229 0.2318 36.5 1.20751 0.19258 1.22286 1.18941 0.1771 0.21068 37.0 1.19524 0.16945 1.2075 1.18193 0.15656 0.18356 37.5 1.17678 0.15425 1.18687 1.16407 0.1436 0.16738 38.0 1.16199 0.14023 1.17349 1.14886 0.13097 0.14998 38.5 1.14326 0.12939 1.15623 1.12846 0.12206 0.13852 39.0 1.11671 0.1207 1.13245 1.0988 0.11374 0.12754 39.5 1.10032 0.10865 1.11303 1.08812 0.10348 0.11406 39.8 1.09362 0.10341 1.10477 1.08376 0.09812 0.10856 40.0 1.09448 0.09998 1.10397 1.08408 0.09541 0.10542