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    • Fluid Dynamics
    • Spectroscopy

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    • Accurate velocity measurements are crucial for understanding gas flows.
    • Existing techniques may be intrusive or lack spatial resolution.
    • Rubidium-seeded gas flows present unique diagnostic challenges.

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    • To develop a numerical model for saturated absorption spectroscopy.
    • To demonstrate its potential as a non-intrusive, spatially resolved velocity diagnostic.
    • To investigate its application in low-density, rubidium-seeded gas flows.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized saturated absorption spectroscopy with counter-propagating laser beams.
    • Analyzed Lamb dips as markers of local velocity distribution.
    • Varied the intersection angle of laser beams to control spatial resolution.
    • Detuned the pump laser wavelength to optimize measurement sensitivity.

    Main Results:

    • The numerical model successfully presented the potential of the technique.
    • Lamb dips provide sensitive velocity distribution markers.
    • Adjustable beam intersection enables control over spatial resolution and sensitivity.
    • Laser detuning allows optimization for specific velocity regimes.

    Conclusions:

    • Saturated absorption spectroscopy is a precise and flexible diagnostic tool.
    • It enables non-intrusive, spatially resolved velocity measurements.
    • The technique is suitable for probing flow structures in complex gaseous environments.