Demonstration of a two-photon, confocal laser-induced fluorescence technique for the detection of nitric oxide in atmospheric pressure flows and hydrocarbon-air flames

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 285-294

  Reeves, M ^a,b   Farrell, P V ^a   Musculus, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Rover Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combustion, diagnostics; Laser induced fluorescence (LIF); Nitric oxide; Species concentration

Indexed keywords

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMBUSTION; DYE LASERS; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROCARBONS; LASER APPLICATIONS; POLLUTION DETECTION;

LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE (LIF);

NITROGEN OXIDES;

EID: 0032652585     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/10/4/004     Document Type: Article

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