Research:
DB-RCARS (Dual Broadband Rotational Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy)

If you are interested in doing your master project within this field, contact me or
Per-Erik Bengtsson.

Publications:
Spin Coherence Excitation in Pr:YSO
Master's Thesis, Lund Reports on Atomic Physics, LRAP-297 (2003)

I. Fredrik Vestin, Mikael Afzelius, Christian Brackmann and Per-Erik Bengtsson. Dual-broadband rotational CARS thermometry in the product gas of hydrocarbon flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2005. 30: p. 1673-1680.

II. Mikael Afzelius, Christian Brackmann, Fredrik Vestin and Per-Erik Bengtsson. Pure rotational coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy in mixtures of CO and N2. Applied Optics, 2004. 43(36): p. 6664-6672.

III. Fredrik Vestin, Mikael Afzelius and Per-Erik Bengtsson. Improved species concentration measurements using a species-specific weighting procedure on rotational CARS spectra. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 2005. 36(2): p. 95-101.

IV. Markus Weikl, Frank Beyrau, Thomas Seeger, Alfred Leipertz, Fredrik Vestin, Mikael Afzelius, Joakim Bood, Per-Erik Bengtsson, Jeanna Buldyreva and Jeanine Bonamy. Linewidth modelling of C2H2-N2 mixtures tested by rotational CARS measurements. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 2006. 37(6): p. 647-654.

V. Fredrik Vestin, Mikael Afzelius and Per-Erik Bengtsson. Improved temperature precision in rotational coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy with a modeless dye laser. Applied Optics, 2006. 45(4): p. 744-747.

VI. Fredrik Vestin, Mikael Afzelius and Per-Erik Bengtsson. Development of Rotational CARS for combustion diagnostics using a polarization approach. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2007. 31: p. 833-840.

VII. Fredrik Vestin, Mikael Afzelius, Hubert Berger, Frederic Chaussard, Robert Saint-Loup and Per-Erik Bengtsson. Rotational CARS thermometry at high temperature (1800 K) and high pressure (0.1 - 1.55 MPa), Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 2007. 38(8): p. 963-968.

VIII. Fredrik Vestin, David Sedarsky, Robert Collin, Marcus Aldén, Mark Linne and Per-Erik Bengtsson. Rotational coherent anti-Stokes spectroscopy applied for thermometry in a high-pressure burner, Combustion and Flame, in press.

IX. Fredrik Vestin, Kristin Nilsson and Per-Erik Bengtsson, Validation of a rotational CARS model for CO2 using high-resolution detection, submitted to Applied Optics.

X. Fredrik Vestin and Per-Erik Bengtsson, Rotational CARS for simultaneous measurements of temperature and concentrations of N2, O2, CO, and CO2 demonstrated in a CO/air diffusion flame, submitted to 32nd International Combustion Symposium, Montreal, Canada (2008).

Development of dual-broadband rotational CARS for applied flame diagnostics
PhD Thesis, Lund Reports on Combustion Physics, LRCP-125 (2008)

Picture of the modeless dye laser

Pictures:
Abisko Winter 2004
Anaris Summer 2004
Chicago 2004
New York 2004
Sarek 2005
Sylarna 2006
Bratislava 2006
Heidelberg 2006
Sösjöfjällen 2006
Africa 2007 (Pink Caravan)
Galleri
Work pictures