Multidimensional Monte Carlo simulation of short-pulse laser transport in scattering media

Journal of thermophysics and heat transfer

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 504-511

  Guo, Zhixiong ^a   Kumar, Sunil ^a   San, Kuo Ching ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MASS TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

MULTIDIMENSIONAL MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; SHORT-PULSED LASER TRANSPORT;

HEAT RADIATION;

EID: 0034294311     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6573     Document Type: Article

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