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Karna Patel

Chemistry · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2007
Spectroscopy and Laser ApplicationsCombustion and flame dynamicsPlasma Applications and DiagnosticsPlasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Publications

12

Citations

130

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

20

Publishing since 2007

Research summary
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Karna Patel's research develops advanced laser-based diagnostic techniques for studying combustion, plasmas, and high-speed gas flows. This work involves building custom laser systems (such as femtosecond and picosecond lasers) to measure molecules like carbon monoxide in flames and to study phenomena like femtosecond filamentation and photoionization, which are relevant to understanding how light interacts with gases and plasmas at very fast timescales.

Laser diagnostics for combustion and flowsFemtosecond and picosecond laser spectroscopyCoherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS)Plasma and photoionization studiesHigh-speed flow and flame measurement

Publication output has been low but increasing in recent years, rising from occasional single papers earlier in the decade to multiple publications per year by 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
172018: 1 publication181920212022: 2 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242025: 3 publications3252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Applied Optics×2
  • Optics Letters×2
  • Applied Physics Letters×1
  • AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum×1
  • AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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