Laser Raman Gas Diagnostics

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Laser Raman Scattering Applications....Pages 3-14
Analysis of Raman Contours in Vibration-Rotation Spectra....Pages 15-43
Measurement of Aircraft Turbine Engine Exhaust Emissions....Pages 45-61
The Use of a Fabry-Perot Interferometer for Studying Rotational Raman Spectra of Gases....Pages 63-85
Gas Concentration Measurement by Coherent Raman Anti-Stokes Scattering....Pages 87-103
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Flame Temperatures from Vibrational Raman Scattering....Pages 107-145
Measurement of Vibrational and Rotational-Translational Temperatures Independently from Pure Rotational Raman Spectra....Pages 147-152
Raman Scattering and Fluorescence Studies of Flames....Pages 153-160
Measurement of Rotational Temperatures by Raman Spectroscopy: Application of Raman Spectroscopy to the Acquisition of Thermodynamic Values in a Chemical System....Pages 161-169
Transient Flow Field Temperature Profile Measurement Using Rotational Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 171-178
Low Temperature Measurements by Rotational Raman Scattering....Pages 179-188
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Light Scattering and Fluorescence in the Approach to Resonance — Stronger Probing Processes....Pages 191-217
Observation of S-Band Heads in the Resonance Raman Spectrum of Iodine Vapor....Pages 219-230
Remote Raman Scattering Probes....Pages 231-247
Rapid and Ultra Rapid Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 249-258
Electronic Signal Processing for Raman Scattering Measurements....Pages 259-277
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Introductory Remarks for Session on Technological Applications of Raman Scattering, with Emphasis on Fluid Mechanics and Combustion....Pages 281-283
Laser Raman Scattering — A Technique for Arc-Tunnel Flow Calibration....Pages 285-297
Results of Recent Applications of Raman Scattering to Research Problems at NASA Langley Research Center....Pages 299-301
Raman Scattering Measurements of Mean Values and Fluctuations in Fluid Mechanics....Pages 303-310
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Raman Gas Mixing Measurements and Ramanography....Pages 311-314
Raman Scattering with High Gain Multiple-Pass Cells....Pages 315-329
Preliminary Results of Raman Scattering Diagnostics of Expansion Flows....Pages 331-333
Study of Reactions Producing Vibrationally-Excited Nitrogen....Pages 335-336
Application of Raman Scattering to Gasdynamic Flows....Pages 337-351
Remote Raman Temperature Measurement with a Dye Laser....Pages 353-359
Raman Spectroscopy of Some Hydrocarbons and Freons in the Gas Phase....Pages 361-367
The Possible Application of Raman Scattering Measurements to Turbulent Mixing Layers....Pages 369-377
Fourier Transform Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 379-388
Back Matter....Pages 389-397