An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
The Effect of Laser Beam Misalignment on the Probe Volume Dimensions in Duel-Beam Interferometry Measurements
Published
Author(s)
J F. Widmann, Cary Presser
Abstract
A two-dimensional model was developed to evaluate the effect of laser beam alignment errors on the dimensions of the probe volume in duel-beam interferometry measurements. Simulations of droplets passing randomly through the probe volume of a two-component system were conducted for various levels of beam misalignment. Of particular interest is the probe area for different droplet trajectories, path length distributions through the probe volume, and the correlation between the gate time on the two channels. It is shown that misalignment of the laser beams results in a probe area that depends upon the droplet trajectory. The analysis is applicable to both laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) and phase Doppler interferometry (PDI).
Widmann, J.
and Presser, C.
(2017),
The Effect of Laser Beam Misalignment on the Probe Volume Dimensions in Duel-Beam Interferometry Measurements, Atomization and Sprays
(Accessed May 30, 2023)