The Use of a Bistatic Laser Monitor for High-Speed Imaging of Combustion Processes

Abstract

We present results of using a laser monitor with an independent illumination source (bistatic laser monitor) for imaging processes blocked from an observer by the background light. The maximal imaging speed was 15 × 103 fps. The possibility to observe the structural transformations in a combustion wave of self-propagating high-temperature synthesis is shown. A bistatic laser monitor is shown to allow significant improvement of the image quality (contrast and brightness) of low-contrast objects.

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