Laser-Aided Diagnostics of Plasmas and Gases

K Muraoka, M Maeda9780750306430, 0-7503-0643-2

This is an updated and revised translation of the original Japanese edition. The authors have taken a unique approach in treating laser aided diagnostics as a unified subject instead of the usual and disjointed approach of describing each application as a totally separate system. In taking this approach, they highlight the relative strengths of each method and show how they can compliment each other in the study of gases and plasmas.The first part provides a general introduction to the laser-aided study of gases and plasmas, including the various principles and hardware needed for each method. The second part describes the applications of each general system in detail.

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Table of contents :
Contents……Page 6
Foreword……Page 10
1. Laser-Aided Diagnostics of Gases and Plasmas……Page 14
2. Basic Principles of Different Laser-Aided Measurement Techniques……Page 37
3. Hardware for Laser Measurements……Page 71
4. Plasma Measurements……Page 128
5. Combustion Measurements……Page 199
6. Measurements in Gas Flow Systems……Page 218
7. Laser Processing Measurements……Page 241
8. Analytical Chemistry……Page 269
9. Remote Sensing……Page 287
Index……Page 302