title: Time integrated detection of femtosecond laser pulses scattered by small droplets.
abstract: Scattering of femtosecond laser pulses by small droplets has been measured and compared with predictions, yielding some interesting new applications for time integrated detection of the scattered field. The scattering intensity of integrated detection becomes monotonic with droplet size over large regions of scattering angle and morphology dependent resonances are surpressed, opening the way for particle sizing using the scattered intensity. Furthermore, the ripple structure no longer appears in the rainbow region of scattering, simplifying rainbow refractometry significantly. These scattering proporties of femtosecond laser pulses have been demonstrated in the laboratory using a novel Paul trap for levitating single droplets.
authors.affiliation: Strömungslehre und Aerodynamik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Petersenstrasse 30, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany. s.bakic@sla.tu-darmstadt.de
authors.forename: Sasa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakić
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heinisch
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Damaschke
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tschudi
authors.forename: Cameron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tropea