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Transmission measurements have been carried out on thin films of lead selenide in the energy range 0.5-6 eV. The thicknesses varied from 180 to 550 {}. The index of refraction and the extinction coefficient were calculated by Kramers-Kronig analysis. These show a significant divergence from earlier published values. A splitting of the 4.5-eV absorption peak is observed at low temperatures, which is attributed to spin-orbit splitting in selenium.
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Blomqvist et al. (1968) studied this question.
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