Simultaneous laser-driven x-ray and two-photon fluorescence imaging of atomizing sprays

In this letter we report for the first time the possibility of visualizing an atomizing spray by simultaneously recording X-ray absorption and 2- photon laser-induced fluorescence imaging. This unique illumination/detection scheme was made possible thanks to the use of soft X-rays emitted from a laser-driven X-ray source. An 800 mJ laser pulse of 38 fs duration is used to generate an X-ray beam with up to 4.10^8 photons ranging from 1 to 10 keV; allowing projection radiography of water jets generated by an automotive port fuel injector. In addition, a fraction of the laser pulse (approximately 10 mJ)is employed to form a light sheet and to induce 2-photon fluorescence from a dye added to the water. The resulting high-contrast fluorescence images provide fine details of the spray structure, with reduced blur from multiple light scattering, while the integrated liquid mass is extracted from the X-ray radiography. The combination of these two highly complementary techniques, both in the visible and in the soft X-ray regime, is very promising for the future characterization of challenging spray systems as well as for further understanding the physics of liquid atomization.

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