Improving signal-to-interference ratio in rich hydrocarbon-air flames using picosecond coherent anti-stokes raman scattering

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1135-1140

  Meyer, Terrence R ^a   Roy, Sukesh ^b   Gord, James R ^c  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC SOLUTIONS INC   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CARS; Coherent anti stokes raman scattering; Hydrocarbon air flames; Non resonant background; Picosecond; Ultrafast

Indexed keywords

COHERENT ANTI-STOKES RAMAN SCATTERING; HYDROCARBON-AIR FLAMES; NON-RESONANT BACKGROUND; SIGNAL TO INTERFERENCE RATIO;

HYDROCARBONS; LASER PULSES; RAMAN SCATTERING; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 36049024365     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/000370207782596996     Document Type: Article

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