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Rayleigh scattering measurements using a tunable liquid crystal fabry-perot interferometer
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Elam, Kristie A. Mielke-Fagan, Amy F. Clem, Michelle M. |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | Spectroscopic Rayleigh scattering is an established flow diagnostic that has the ability to provide simultaneous density, velocity, and temperature measurements. The Fabry-Perot interferometer or etalon is a commonly employed instrument for resolving the spectrum of molecular Rayleigh scattered light for the purpose of evaluating these flow properties. This paper investigates the use of a tunable liquid crystal (LC) Fabry-Perot etalon in Rayleigh scattering experiments at NASA Glenn Research Center. The LC etalon provides a robust interferometry system that can be tuned rapidly by adjusting the voltage applied to the liquid crystal interface. Tuning the interferometer is often necessary to control the physical locations of the concentric interference fringes when Rayleigh light is imaged through the LC etalon. The LC etalon diagnostic system was tested in a 1-cm diameter nozzle flow in two different scattering configurations to evaluate its usefulness for Rayleigh measurements compared to a traditional non-tunable fused silica Fabry-Perot etalon. |
| File Size | 983759 |
| Page Count | 15 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20110016048 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8ff8rp9z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2010-06-28 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solid-state Physics Spectroscopy Rayleigh Scattering Density Measurement Jet Flow Flow Characteristics Liquid Crystals Light Sources Silica Glass Temperature Measurement Free Jets Nozzle Flow Velocity Measurement Fabry-perot Interferometers Reflectance Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |