Foreword |
Fundamentals / Part I: |
Laser-Aided Diagnostics of Gases and Plasmas / 1: |
Properties of Gases / 1.1: |
Classification of Gaseous States / 1.1.1: |
Fundamental Parameters used to describe Gases / 1.1.2: |
Properties of Plasmas / 1.2: |
Different Areas of Plasma Applications / 1.2.1: |
Fundamental Parameters used to describe Plasmas / 1.2.2: |
Summary / 1.2.3: |
Different States of Matter and their Kinetic Properties / 1.3: |
Characteristics of Laser Light / 1.4: |
Coherence / 1.4.1: |
Short Pulse Generation / 1.4.2: |
Advantages of Laser-Aided Measurement Methods / 1.5: |
References |
Basic Principles of Different Laser-Aided Measurement Techniques / 2: |
Interaction of Electromagnetic Waves with Single Particles / 2.1: |
Thomson Scattering by Charged Particles / 2.1.1: |
Mie and Rayleigh Scattering / 2.1.2: |
Raman Scattering / 2.1.3: |
Resonant Absorption / 2.1.4: |
Photo-Ionization / 2.1.5: |
Laser Propagation through Gases and Plasmas / 2.2: |
Reflection / 2.2.1: |
Transmission / 2.2.2: |
Refraction / 2.2.3: |
Scattering / 2.2.4: |
Spectral Profile Measurements / 2.2.5: |
Summary of Line Broadening Mechanisms / 2.3.1: |
Examples of Spectral Widths / 2.3.2: |
Spectral Profile Measurement Techniques / 2.3.3: |
Hardware for Laser Measurements / 3: |
Lasers / 3.1: |
Overview of Laser Systems / 3.1.1: |
Control of Laser Light / 3.1.2: |
Gas Lasers / 3.1.3: |
Solid-State and Semiconductor Diode Lasers / 3.1.4: |
Tunable Lasers / 3.1.5: |
Nonlinear Wavelength Conversion Devices / 3.2: |
Nonlinear Optical Effects / 3.2.1: |
Higher Harmonic Generation and Frequency Mixing / 3.2.2: |
Optical Parametric Oscillators / 3.2.3: |
Stimulated Scattering / 3.2.4: |
Optical Elements and Optical Instruments / 3.3: |
Dispersion Elements and Spectrometers / 3.3.1: |
Interferometers / 3.3.2: |
Optical Waveguides / 3.3.3: |
Other Optical Elements / 3.3.4: |
Detectors and Signal Processing / 3.4: |
Light Detectors / 3.4.1: |
Imaging Detectors / 3.4.2: |
Noise Sources and Signal Recovery / 3.4.3: |
Observation of Fast Waveforms / 3.4.4: |
Applications and Measurements / Part II: |
Plasma Measurements / 4: |
Overview of Plasma Spectroscopic Methods / 4.1: |
Laser-Aided Measurements in High-Temperature Plasmas / 4.2: |
Measurement of Plasma Density and Temperature / 4.2.1: |
Measurement of Density and Temperature of Neutral and Impurity Species / 4.2.2: |
Measurement of Electric and Magnetic Fields and Plasma Fluctuations / 4.2.3: |
Laser-Aided Measurements in Discharge Plasmas / 4.3: |
Measurement of Electric Field / 4.3.1: |
Measurement of Electron Density and Temperature / 4.3.2: |
Measurement of Reaction Products / 4.3.3: |
Combustion Measurements / 5: |
Combustion Fields and Laser-Aided Measurements / 5.1: |
Measurement of Particle Densities / 5.1.1: |
Measurement of Temperature / 5.1.2: |
Measurement of Velocity / 5.1.3: |
Examples of Combustion Measurements / 5.2: |
Measurements by Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy / 5.2.1: |
Measurements by Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy / 5.2.2: |
Measurements by Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing / 5.2.3: |
Measurements in Gas Flow Systems / 6: |
Measurement of Refractive Index Changes (Density Measurements) / 6.1: |
Schlieren Method / 6.1.1: |
Shadowgraphy / 6.1.2: |
Interferometry / 6.1.3: |
Holography / 6.1.4: |
Measurement of Flow Velocity / 6.2: |
Measurement Techniques / 6.2.1: |
Examples of Measurements / 6.2.2: |
Imaging of Gas Flows by Laser-Induced Fluorescence / 6.3: |
Measurement of Density Distributions / 6.3.1: |
Measurement of Temperature Distributions / 6.3.2: |
Laser Processing Measurements / 7: |
Laser Processing / 7.1: |
Measurement Methods in Laser Processing / 7.2: |
Different Methods and their Advantages / 7.2.1: |
Detection of Atomic and Molecular Species / 7.2.2: |
Examples of Laser Processing Measurements / 7.3: |
Measurements of Laser CVD Processes / 7.3.1: |
Measurements of Laser Ablation Processes / 7.3.2: |
Analytical Chemistry / 8: |
Analytical Chemistry and Laser Spectroscopy / 8.1: |
Examples of Analysis using Laser Spectroscopic Techniques / 8.2: |
Analysis using Laser Raman Spectroscopy / 8.2.1: |
Analysis using Laser-Induced Emission Spectroscopy / 8.2.2: |
Analysis using Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy / 8.2.3: |
Analysis using Laser Ionization Spectroscopy / 8.2.4: |
Analysis using Laser Photothermal Spectroscopy / 8.2.5: |
Remote Sensing / 9: |
LIDAR and Monitoring of the Atmosphere / 9.1: |
LIDAR Theory / 9.1.1: |
Different LIDAR Techniques / 9.1.2: |
Representative LIDAR Experiments / 9.2: |
Mie Scattering LIDAR / 9.2.1: |
Rayleigh Scattering LIDAR / 9.2.2: |
Differential Absorption LIDAR (DIAL) / 9.2.3: |
Raman LIDAR / 9.2.4: |
Index |
Foreword |
Fundamentals / Part I: |
Laser-Aided Diagnostics of Gases and Plasmas / 1: |