Optimization of CH fluorescence diagnostics in flames: Range of applicability and improvements with hydrogen addition

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2819-2828

  A Sutton, Jeffrey ^a   Driscoll, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN; OPTIMIZATION;

FLUORESCENCE SIGNALS;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 0042383312     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.002819     Document Type: Article

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