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High-repetition-rate interferometric Rayleigh scattering for flow-velocity measurements

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High-repetition-rate interferometric-Rayleigh-scattering (IRS) velocimetry is demonstrated for non-intrusive, high-speed flow-velocity measurements. High temporal resolution is obtained with a quasi-continuous burst-mode laser that is capable of operating at 10–100 kHz, providing 10-ms bursts with pulse widths of 5–1000 ns and pulse energy > 100 mJ at 532 nm. Coupled with a high-speed camera system, the IRS method is based on imaging the flow field through an etalon with 8-GHz free spectral range and capturing the Doppler shift of the Rayleigh-scattered light from the flow at multiple points having constructive interference. The seed-laser linewidth permits a laser linewidth of < 150 MHz at 532 nm. The technique is demonstrated in a high-speed jet, and high-repetition-rate image sequences are shown.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Drs. Jayanta Panda and Amy Fagan of NASA for many helpful discussions. Dr. Jordi Estevadeordal acknowledges the AFRL Summer Faculty Fellowship Program and North Dakota State University support. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited (# 88ABW-2017-0533).

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, North Dakota State University, 111 Dolve Hall, Fargo, ND, 58108, USA

    Jordi Estevadeordal

  2. Spectral Energies, LLC, 4065 Executive Dr, Beavercreek, OH, 45430, USA

    Naibo Jiang, Josef J. Felver, Mikhail N. Slipchenko & Sukesh Roy

  3. School of Engineering and Applied Science, George Washington University, 800 22nd St. NW, Washington, D.C., 20052, USA

    Andrew D. Cutler

  4. Advanced Measurements and Data Systems Branch, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, 23681, USA

    Paul M. Danehy

  5. Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, 45433, USA

    James R. Gord

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Estevadeordal, J., Jiang, N., Cutler, A.D. et al. High-repetition-rate interferometric Rayleigh scattering for flow-velocity measurements. Appl. Phys. B 124, 41 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-018-6908-y

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