Wave Propagation in Particulate Media: Multiple Scattering of Optical Pulses in Scale Model Clouds.

Abstract

The results of experiments to measure the delay, temporal stretching, attenuation and spatial spreading of optical pulses in scale model clouds are reported. The model clouds consisted of diiodomenthane/water or paraffin oil/water emulsions maintained in a rotating scattering cell to prevent settling of the droplets. The optical pulses were 532 nm, 25 ps duration pulses generated by a frequency doubled, passively mode locked Nd:YAG laser and were detected with a 10 ps resolution streak camera. The measurements of the delay in the mean arrival time of the pulses due to multiple scattering are the first ever measured directly. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 1983
Accession Number
ADA126123

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Elliott

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Coefficients
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Particulates
  • Radiation
  • Refractive Index
  • Scale Models
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Stainless Steel
  • Streak Cameras
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy