Compressible boundary-layer density cross sections by UV Rayleigh scattering. Academic Article

abstract

• Rayleigh scattering has been used to image density cross sections of a compressible boundary layer for the first time to our knowledge. These cross sections were made from a Mach 2.5 boundary layer by illuminating it with a UV laser sheet from an argon-fluoride laser (193 nm). Since Rayleigh scattering is linearly proportional to density, quantitative values are measured, which leads to new instantaneous and statistical information about the structure of this turbulent field.

authors

• Miles, Richard

published proceedings

• Opt Lett

author list (cited authors)

• Smith, M., Smits, A., & Miles, R.

citation count

• 52

complete list of authors

• Smith, M||Smits, A||Miles, R

publication date

• September 1989

publisher

• Optica Publishing Group  Publisher

published in

• Optics Letters  Journal

keywords

• 0299 Other Physical Sciences

PubMed Central ID

• 19753010

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1364/ol.14.000916

start page

• 916

end page

• 918

volume

• 14

issue

• 17