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This is a course for graduate students interested in laser-based spectroscopy and imaging of reacting and compressible flows systems. Topics include laboratory tools such as laser sources, frequency conversion, detection systems, basic optics. Background physics include review of statistical mechanics and basic molecular/atomic structure and light-matter interaction. Techniques for temperature and species measurements include Rayleigh/Raman scattering, laser-induced fluorescence, and four-wave mixing and CARS, with an emphasis on recent advancements using ultrashort-pulse fs/ps laser pulses and high-speed burst-mode systems. Methods for velocimetry in reacting flows include femtosecond molecular tagging (FLEET), four-wave mixing, filtered Rayleigh scattering, and spectroscopic approaches. This course will feature a laboratory demonstration with subsequent data analysis and reporting and two small projects.

4 hours

BS degree in engineering or science from an accredited college in the United States or an approved institution of higher learning abroad and Thermodynamics (ME200), Compressible Flow (AE312), Incompressible Flow (AE311) or equivalent.

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