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Laser optical methods for the study of very large phase objects

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The methods and special problems associated with interferometry, shadowgraphy, velocimetry and other laser-optical techniques applied to large test areas are reviewed and discusssed.

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Popovich, M.M., Weinberg, F.J. Laser optical methods for the study of very large phase objects. Experiments in Fluids 1, 169–178 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266464

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