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Fringe field quantification in an LDV probe volume by use of a magnified image

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The magnified cross-section of the LDV probe volume fringe field created on a far screen (image plane) with an imaging lens is examined both analytically and experimentally. It is shown that measurements of the image plane fringe field can be used to quantitatively determine the fringe field existing within the probe volume. Because the fringe spacing in the magnified image is more accessible experimentally, both longitudinal- and lateral-coordinate variations in fringe spacing can be determined, permitting a complete mapping of the fringe field. The detailed knowledge of the fringe field thus obtained allows beam quality, alignment, and fringe uniformity to be evaluated with greater precision than is possible with other techniques.

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  1. Sandia National Laboratories, Combustion Research Facility, Livermore, CA, USA

    P. C. Miles & P. O. Witze

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The authors would like to acknowledge C. F. Edwards and R. L. Schmitt for the loan of the beam profiler and for many helpful discussions. This work was performed at the Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, and was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Industrial Technologies, Advanced Industrial Concepts Division.

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Miles, P.C., Witze, P.O. Fringe field quantification in an LDV probe volume by use of a magnified image. Experiments in Fluids 16, 330–335 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195432

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