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Experiments were conducted to determine the angular response and retroreflective efficiency of various commerically available retroreflective screen materials for use in wide-field shadowgraphy. The results showed that while all of the tested materials may provide good results, some screen materials have more desirable characteristics in terms of reflectance and angular response when wide-fields of view are required.
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Winburn, S., Baker, A. & Leishman, J.G. Angular response properties of retroreflective screen materials used in wide-field shadowgraphy. Experiments in Fluids 20, 227–229 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00190279
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00190279