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High Resolution Phonon-assisted Quasi-resonance Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Published on: June 28, 2016
Acoustic detection of resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization for spatially resolved temperature measurement
Abstract:
In this Letter, acoustic detection of resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (A-REMPI) is characterized and used to measure spatially resolved O2 rotational temperature in air. The acoustic signal is generated using O2 REMPI in air and is detected by a single microphone operating within the audible range. Compared to electron number measurements by coherent microwave scattering, nonlinear light absorption and subsequent local pressure perturbation are captured by the microphone. A typical acoustic cycle of compression and rarefication of the acoustic wave is observed in the A-REMPI. Since the pressure perturbation can be regarded as close to thermodynamic equilibrium, the rotational temperature measured by A-REMPI is lower and closer to the realistic condition.
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