Investigation of Particle-Size Determination from the Optical Response of a Laser-Doppler Velocimeter.
Abstract
The intensity of laser light back-scattered from a particle and transmitted by a Fabry-Perot interferometer is used to determine particle-size. The instrument's optics and electronics are calibrated by examining stationary particles of known diameter resting on a non-reflective glass slide. The response of the instrument is determined by comparing measured intensities with theoretical values calculated as a complex function of particle size, refractive index and ray geometry. The results show that the measured intensities do approximate the theoretical variation with particle size and in the range of particle diameters measured (1-10 microns), the error is less than one micron. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0738873
Entities
People
- D. G. Andrews
- H. S. Seifert
Organizations
- Purdue University