Table 1.

Summary of literature and experimental parameters relevant to this study

	n (λ = 800 nm)	n (λ = 800 μm) (0.37 THz)	α (λ = 800 nm) in cm−1	Bopt in 10−14 m/V2 (λpump/λprobe)	Bstat in 10−14 m/V2	Be in 10−14 m/V2	${\mathit{B}}_{\mathit{m}}^{\mathbf{(1)}}$ in 10−14 m/V2	${\mathit{B}}_{\mathit{m}}^{\mathbf{(2)}}$ in 10−14 m/V2	Bm/Be	τ2 in ps	Be/Bopt
CS2	1.605854	1.70	<0.5	4.1 (694/488)20	3.2455	0.28	0.22	–	0.77	1.84	0.07
2-Propanol	1.37956	1.54	22	0.052 (1064/442)20	3.157	0.0097	–	−0.0033	−0.34	1.52	0.19
Ethanol	1.357354	1.60	22	0.051 (1064/442)20	0.4457	0.0093	–	−0.0067	−0.72	0.96	0.18
Methanol	1.32356	1.80	64	0.034 (1064/442)20	2.1757	0.016	–	−0.018	−1.14	1.46	0.47
H2O	1.328254	2.48	143	0.035 (694/488)20	2.9258	<0.003	–	−0.025	< −8.3	1.1	<0.1
H2O + 1 M NaI	1.34759	2.51	160			<0.003	–	−0.027	< −9.1	1.1
H2O + 3 M NaI	1.38859	2.63	166			<0.003	–	−0.043	< −14.3	1.1
H2O + 5 M NaI	1.42059	2.76	165			<0.003	–	−0.071	< −23.8	1.0
H2O + 9.5 M	1.47559	2.91	157			<0.003	–	−0.102	< −33.9	1.0
D2O	1.32454	2.34	130	0.029 (1064/442)20		<0.003	–	−0.021	< −6.9	1.36	<0.1
Fused silica	1.45360	1.95	1.5	0.018 (1064/1064)61		0.0033	0.0004	–	0.13	2.38	0.18
Benzene	1.48962	1.51 (1.5163)	~1 (1.4263)	0.70 (694/488)20	0.3955	0.035	0.029	–	0.84	1.55	0.05

B_opt is the Kerr coefficient derived from OKE experiments