Experimental investigation of the multiple scattering of a polarized laser beam

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-163

  Ambirajan, A ^a,b   Look Jr , D C ^a,b,c  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Thermal Radiative Transfer Group   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetic isotope effects; Kinetic shift; TOF; TPEPICO

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; VECTORS;

OPTICAL THICKNESS; STOKES VECTOR;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0032047932     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6340     Document Type: Article

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