Density matrix and rate equation analyses for picosecond pump/probe combustion diagnostics

AIAA journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 723-731

  Settersten, Thomas ^a   Linne, Mark ^a   Gord, James ^b   Fiechtner, Gregory ^c  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC SOLUTIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

DENSITY MATRIX ANALYSIS; PICOSECOND PUMP/PROBE COMBUSTION DIAGNOSTICS; RATE EQUATION ANALYSIS;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032634206     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.780     Document Type: Article

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