Laser Diagnostics for Combustion and Propulsion

Catalog description

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Laser diagnostics topics as applied to combustion and propulsion: brief exposition of fundamental electromagnetic theory; practice of basic experimental laser techniques used to measure thermochemistry; basic implementation of Raman and Rayleigh scatterings; Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF); detection methods, optical systems, noise contributions, and signal enhancement techniques will be discussed. Prerequisites: Graduate classification.