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Multipulse Lasers (PIV)

Quantel Twins PIV laser

Laser aided flow visualization and particle image velocimetry is now widely used in many engineering disciplines. Quantel and Big Sky Laser offer a full range of dual Nd:YAG laser systems to meet virtually all the needs of today’s research community.

  • Sealed heads for industrial environments
  • Very homogeneous beam profiles
  • Easy-to-use turnkey systems
  • Robust, compact systems
  • No need for realignment

The range includes the compact and environmentally hardened Twins Ultra and CFR PIV series from Big Sky Laser & Quantel’s innovative Twins range of transportable scientific lasers and its YG980 series of high-end custom laboratory instruments.

Particle Image Velocimetry

System Energy @ 532nm Rep. Rate Laser heads Power Supplies
Twins 30-15 2 x 30mJ 15Hz 2 x Ultra 2 x ICE450
Twins 50-15 2 x 50mJ 15Hz 2 x Ultra 2 x ICE450
Twins 130-30 2 x 130mJ 30Hz 2 x CFR200 2 x ICE450
Twins 140-15 2 x 140mJ 15Hz 2 x CFR200 2 x ICE450
Twins 150-10 2 x 150mJ 10Hz 2 x Brilliant 2 x ICE1000
Twins 200-15 2 x 200mJ 15Hz 2 x CFR400 2 x ICE450
Twins 220-15 2 x 220mJ 15Hz 2 x CFR400 2 x ICE450
Twins 380-10 2 x 380mJ 10Hz 2 x Brilliant B 2 x ICE1000
Quantel ICE450 power supply
Quantel's multipulse lasers utilise either the compact ICE450 or ICE1000 power supplies
CFR switchable UV
The Twins 130, 140, 200 & 220 are available with switchable UV output

Quantel Twins 3rd harmonic generator
The Twins 150 & 380 can be fitted with a 3rd harmonic generator
Particle Image Velocimetry
Multipulse Nd:YAG lasers are often used in Particle Image Velocimetry applications