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Multiphoton Excitation Techniques in Combustion Diagnostics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

J. E. M. Goldsmith
J. E. M. Goldsmith*
Affiliation:
Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA 94550
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Abstract

Multiphoton excitation provides spectroscopic access to several species that are very important in flame studies, but that cannot be detected in combustion environments using conventional optical techniques. This paper describes applications of multiphoton excitation techniques for detecting such species in combustion environments, with an emphasis placed on measurements of atomic hydrogen in flames.

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