High-speed laser-absorption measurements of non-equilibrium nitric oxide in the Sandia Hypersonic Shock Tunnel

JJ Gilvey, ER Jans, KA Daniel, CR Downing, BT Lyon… - Applied Physics B, 2024 - Springer
This manuscript presents a quantum-cascade-laser-absorption-spectroscopy (QCLAS)
diagnostic for the partial pressure and internal temperatures (rotational and vibrational) of …

Extended tuning of distributed-feedback lasers in a bias-tee circuit via waveform optimization for MHz-rate absorption spectroscopy

AP Nair, NQ Minesi, C Jelloian… - Measurement …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Variations in injection-current waveform are examined using diplexed radio-frequency
modulation with continuous-wave distributed-feedback (CW-DFB) lasers, with the aim to …

Characterization of non-Boltzmann CN X2Σ+ behind shock waves in CH4–N2 via broadband ultraviolet femtosecond absorption spectroscopy

V Radhakrishna, RJ Tancin… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This article describes the temporal evolution of rotationally and vibrationally non-Boltzmann
CN X 2 Σ+ formed behind reflected shock waves in N 2–CH 4 mixtures at conditions relevant …

Multi-line Boltzmann regression for near-electronvolt temperature and CO sensing via MHz-rate infrared laser absorption spectroscopy

NQ Minesi, MO Richmond, CC Jelloian, NM Kuenning… - Applied Physics B, 2022 - Springer
A mid-infrared laser absorption technique is developed for sensing of temperature and
carbon monoxide (CO) number density from 2000 K to above 9000 K. To resolve multiple …

Carbon-Monoxide Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements over Ablating Graphite in a Shock Tunnel

JW Hargis, EE Mussoni, WE Swain, KP Lynch… - AIAA Journal, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
Measurements of carbon monoxide (CO) during air–carbon ablation of graphite are
performed in the Sandia Hypersonic Shock Tunnel. Resistive heating is used to bring …

Quantum-cascade-laser-absorption-spectroscopy diagnostic for temperature, pressure, and NO X 2 Π 1/2 at 500 kHz in shock-heated air at elevated pressures

JJ Gilvey, MD Ruesch, KA Daniel, CR Downing… - Applied …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The design, validation, and application of a quantum-cascade-laser-absorption-
spectroscopy diagnostic for measuring gas temperature, pressure, and nitric oxide (NO) in …

Experimental and numerical studies on the thermal nonequilibrium behaviors of CO with Ar, He, and H2

D He, Q Hong, F Li, Q Sun, T Si, X Luo - The Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The time-dependent rotational and vibrational temperatures were measured to study the
shock-heated thermal nonequilibrium behaviors of CO with Ar, He, and H 2 as collision …

Optical pressure sensing at MHz rates via collisional line broadening of carbon monoxide: uncertainty quantification in reacting flows

AP Nair, NQ Minesi, NM Kuenning, AR Keller… - Applied Physics B, 2023 - Springer
An optical method for high-speed line-of-sight pressure measurements using infrared laser
absorption spectroscopy is presented with detailed uncertainty analysis related to …

High-speed mid-infrared laser absorption spectroscopy of CO for shock-induced thermal non-equilibrium studies of planetary entry

CC Jelloian, NQ Minesi, RM Spearrin - Applied Physics B, 2022 - Springer
A high-speed laser absorption technique is employed to resolve spectral transitions of CO 2
in the mid-infrared at MHz rates to infer non-equilibrium populations/temperatures of …

Development of interference-free rotational and vibrational thermometry for studies on shock-heated thermochemical non-equilibrium CO

D He, T Si, F Li, X Luo - Measurement Science and Technology, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
A mid-infrared interference-free laser absorption technique for simultaneously measuring
rotational temperature, vibrational temperature, and CO concentration was developed for …