RESEARCH ON THE ADAPTABILITY OF LASERS TO SCHLIEREN SYSTEMS

Abstract

The purpose of the present contract was to develop and produce a laser source for the 10 inch schlieren system presently in use at the Fluid Dynamics Facilities Laboratory of ARL. The source, which uses a He-Ne Gas Laser for continuous viewing in conjunction with a Q-switched ruby source for taking very short exposure time photographs, has been developed and incorporated into the existing system. Certain problems still exist which greatly limit the overall system performance, but these are due to factors much as vibration, temperature fluctuations, and the quality of the existing optical system. Recommendations are made for the development of an overall system which will allow the potential of the laser source to be realized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0622394

Entities

People

  • Gordon A. Brill Jr.
  • John A. Ackerman

Organizations

  • AAI Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Contracts
  • Energy
  • Fabrication
  • Focal Planes
  • Gas Lasers
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Photographs
  • Pulsed Lasers
  • Ruby Lasers
  • Test Facilities
  • Waveplates

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy