Laser-induced predissociative fluorescence: Dynamics and polarization and the effect of lower-state rotational energy transfer on quantitative diagnostics

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 934-947

  Rothe, Erhard W ^a   Gu, Yong Wei ^b   Reck, Gene P ^b  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser diagnostics; Laser induced fluorescence; OH; Photodissociation; Polarization; Rotational energy transfer

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCIMER LASERS; FLAME RESEARCH; GASES; HYDROGEN INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PUMPING (LASER);

HYDROXIDE; LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; LASER INTENSITY; LOWER STATE COLLISIONS; PHOTO DISSOCIATION; ROTATIONAL ENERGY TRANSFER; VIBRATIONAL ENERGY TRANSFER;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0030078933     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.000934     Document Type: Article

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