Reacting flows and plasmas are prevalent in a wide array of systems involving defense,
commercial, space, energy, medical, and consumer products. Understanding the complex …

The paper provides an overview of the use of coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering
(CARS) and spontaneous Raman scattering for diagnostics of low-temperature …

Nanosecond pulse discharge plasma imaging, coupled pulse energy measurements, and
kinetic modeling are used to analyze the mechanism of energy coupling in high repetition …

Recent experiments with a nanosecond-pulse, dielectric barrier discharge at the stagnation
point of a Mach 5 cylinder flow have demonstrated the formation of weak shock waves near …

Ionization wave development during ns pulse breakdown in nitrogen between two parallel
plate, dielectric-covered electrodes is studied by ps electric field induced second harmonic …

The paper provides an overview of recent progress in the use of surface dielectric barrier
discharges sustained by repetitive, high-voltage, nanosecond duration pulses for high …

This paper presents a numerical study on the flow structures developed when a pulsed
reaction control jet is operated in a hypersonic crossflow with a laminar boundary layer …

Electric field in a capacitively coupled, non-self-sustained RF discharge nitrogen plasma
with external ionization generated by high-voltage ns pulses has been measured by ps …

Abstract Picosecond Unstable-resonator Spatially Enhanced Detection Coherent Anti-
Stokes Raman Scattering (USED-CARS) is used for the measurement of nitrogen Q-branch …

A computational study of Mach 5 airflow over a cylinder with a dielectric barrier discharge
actuator was performed. The actuator was pulsed at nanosecond time scales and it rapidly …