ADIABATIC PIEZO-OPTIC COEFFICIENTS OF LIQUIDS (Ethyl Acetate, Methyl Acetate, Amyl Acetate and Cyclohexanol)

Abstract

Using the experimental technique of Raman and Venkataraman for the determination of the adiabatic piezo-optic coefficients of liquids, the adiabatic piezo-optic coefficients of three acetates and cyclohexanol have been determined. The temperature variation of refractive index of the above liquids has also been studied using a Pulfrich refractometer. The data obtained for the above four liquids have been discussed in the light of deviations from refraction formula, temperature coefficient of refractive index at constant density and the relation between the adiabatic and the isothermal piezo-optic coefficients.