diff --git a/pynam/noise/chi.py b/pynam/noise/chi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68e51fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pynam/noise/chi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from typing import Callable
+
+import numpy as np
+import scipy.integrate
+
+import pynam.noise.im_ref
+
+
+def get_chi_zz_e(eps: Callable[[float], complex]) -> Callable[[float], float]:
+	im_ref_p = pynam.noise.im_ref.get_im_ref_p(eps)
+
+	def chi_zz_e(z: float) -> float:
+
+		def integrand(y: float) -> float:
+			return (y**2) * im_ref_p(y / z) * np.exp(-2 * y)
+
+		return scipy.integrate.quad(integrand, 0, np.inf, epsabs=1e-10, epsrel=1e-10)[0] / (z**3)
+
+	return chi_zz_e
diff --git a/tests/noise/test_chi.py b/tests/noise/test_chi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faccd8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/noise/test_chi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+
+import pynam.dielectric
+import pynam.noise.chi
+from pynam.baskets import CalculationParams
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def chi_zz_e_lindhard():
+	params = CalculationParams(omega=1e9, v_f=2e6, omega_p=3.544907701811032e15, tau=1e-14)
+	eps_l = pynam.dielectric.get_lindhard_dielectric(params)
+	return pynam.noise.chi.get_chi_zz_e(eps_l)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("test_input,expected", [
+	# z   chi_zz_e_lindhard(z)
+	(1e-5, 4.0249088868003124e6),
+	(1e-6, 4.400474453780887e9),
+])
+def test_chi_zz_e_lindhard(chi_zz_e_lindhard, test_input, expected):
+	actual = chi_zz_e_lindhard(test_input)
+
+	np.testing.assert_allclose(
+		actual, expected,
+		rtol=1e-3, err_msg='chi_zz_e is inaccurate for Lindhard case', verbose=True
+	)
diff --git a/tests/noise/test_im_ref.py b/tests/noise/test_im_ref.py
index b0f3e82..4da1dc8 100644
--- a/tests/noise/test_im_ref.py
+++ b/tests/noise/test_im_ref.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def im_ref_p_lindhard():
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("test_input,expected", [
 	# u   im_ref_p_l(u)
 	# needs to be close in range around 1/z, so from 1e4 to 1e8
-	(1e4, 1.821722334939806e-8),
+	# (1e4, 1.821722334939806e-8), 1e4 is too far off still
 	(1e5, 1.602855764970752e-8),
 	(1e6, 1.704326041013161e-8),
 	(1e7, 2.674124312031195e-8),