For decades the analysis of interferometry have relied on the
approximation that the index of refraction in plasmas is due solely to the
free electrons. This general assumption makes the index of refraction
always less than one. However, recent soft x-ray laser interferometry
experiments with Aluminum plasmas at wavelengths of 14.7 nm and 13.9 nm
have shown fringes that bend the opposite direction than would be expected
when using that approximation. Analysis of the data demonstrated that this
effect is due to bound electrons that contribute significantly to the
index of refraction of multiply ionized plasmas, and that this should be
encountered in other plasmas at different wavelengths. Recent studies of
Silver and Tin plasmas using a 46.9 nm probe beam generated by a Ne-like
Ar capillary discharge soft-ray laser identified plasmas with an index of
refraction greater than one, as was predicted by computer calculations. In
this paper we present new interferometric results obtained with Carbon
plasmas at 46.9 nm probe wavelength that clearly show plasma regions with
an index of refraction greater than one. Computations suggest that in this
case the phenomenon is due to the dominant contribution of bound electrons
from doubly ionized carbon ions to the index of refraction. The results
reaffirm that bound electrons can strongly influence the index of
refraction of numerous plasmas over a broad range of soft x-ray
wavelengths.