Analysis of a laser Doppler anemometer

R. J. Adrian, R. J. Goldstein

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Abstract

A theoretical analysis for a laser Doppler anemometer is presented. Starting with Mie scattering theory, expressions are derived for the photocurrent and spectrum due to a single moving scattering particle. From these expressions relations defining the region from which signals are received, the spectrum bandwidth and the spectrum amplitude are obtained. The results are generalized to the signal due to an arbitrary number of randomly positioned scattering particles and treated statistically to examine the effects of particle concentration on the mean square spectrum amplitude and signal-to-noise ratio. Noise in this context refers to spectrum fluctuations arising from the randomness of scatterer positions and concentration fluctuations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number006
Pages (from-to)505-511
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments
Volume4
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 1971
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • General Materials Science
  • General Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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