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Fajardo, C. M. and Sick, V., "Flow field assessment in a fired spray-guided spark-ignition direct-injection engine based on UV particle image velocimetry with sub crank angle resolution," Proc. Combust. Inst.  31, in press (2007).

Smith, J. D. and Sick, V., "Quantitative, dynamic fuel distribution measurements in combustion-related devices using laser-induced fluorescence imaging of biacetyl in iso-octane," Proc. Combust. Inst.  31, in press (2007).

Fajardo, C. M., Smith, J. D. and Sick, V., "Sustained simultaneous high-speed imaging of scalar and velocity fields using a single laser," Applied Physics B  85 (1), 25-30 (2006).

Patterson, B. D., Settersten, T. B., Kronemayer, H., Sick, V., Bessler, W. G., Schulz, C. and Daily, J. W. Measurements of direct quenching from NO A 2Σ+(v’=0) to X 2Π(v”=0). in LACSEA 2006. 2006. Incline Village, NV: Optical Society of America.

Settersten, T. B., Patterson, B. D., Kronemayer, H., Sick, V., Schulz, C. and Daily, J. W., "Branching ratios for quenching of nitric oxide A2S +(v'=0) to X2P(v''=0)," Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.  8, 5328-5338 (2006).

Sick, V. and Smith, J. D. Laser Combustion Diagnostics, Application to Engines. in LACSEA. 2006. Incline Village: Optical Society of America.

Smith, J. D. and Sick, V. Real-Time Imaging of Fuel Injection, Ignition and Combustion in a Direct-Injected Spark-Ignition Engine. in ILASS 2006. 2006. Toronto, CA: ILASS.

Smith, J. D. and Sick, V., "A Multi-Variable High-Speed Optical Study of Ignition Instabilities in a Spray-Guided Direct-Injected Spark-Ignition Engine," SAE  Paper 2006-01-1264  (2006).

Smith, J. D. and Sick, V., "Factors Influencing Spark Behavior in a Spray-Guided Direct-Injected Engine," SAE  Paper 2006-01-3376  (2006).

Zhang, R., Bohac, S. V. and Sick, V., "Stability of isooctane mixtures with 3-pentanone or biacetyl as fluorescence tracers in combustion experiments," Exp. Fluids  40, 161-163 (2006).

Daily, J. W., Settersten, T. B., Bessler, W. G., Schulz, C. and Sick, V. A Computer Code to Simulate Laser Excitation and Collision Dynamics in Nitric Oxide. in 4th Joint Meeting of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute. 2005. Philadelphia.

Daily, J. W., Bessler, W. G., Schulz, C., Sick, V. and Settersten, T. B., "Role of Non-Stationary Collisional Dynamics in Determining Nitric Oxide Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectra," AIAA Journal  43 (3), 458-464 (2005).

Driscoll, J. J., Sick, V., Farrow, R. L., Schrader, P. E., Rizos, T. and Lindstedt, R. P., "NO reburn and formation chemistry in methane diffusion flames," Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie  219, 679-698 (2005).

Fajardo, C. M. and Sick, V. Flow Field Imaging Near the Spark Plug in a Fired IC Engine. in 2005 National SWE Conference. 2005. Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.

Fajardo, C. M., Smith, J. D. and Sick, V. PIV, high-speed PLIF and chemiluminescence imaging for near-spark-plug investigations in IC engines. in ICOLAD II. 2005. London, UK: Institute of Physics.

Fissenewert, U., Sick, V. and Pucher, H., "Characterization of combustion and NO formation in a spray-guided gasoline direct-injection engine using chemiluminescence imaging, NO-PLIF, and fast NO exhaust gas analysis," SAE Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 786-803 (2005).

Fissenewert, U. and Sick, V., "Cycle-resolved investigation of in-cylinder and exhaust NO in a spray-guided gasoline direct-injection engine: Effect of intake temperature and simulated exhaust gas recirculation," SAE Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 1213-1228 (2005).

Gibaud, C., Snyder, J. A., Sick, V. and Lindstedt, R. P., "Laser induced fluorescence measurements and modeling of absolute CH concentrations in strained laminar methane/air diffusion flames," Proc. Combust. Inst.  30 (1), 455-463 (2005).

Koban, W., Koch, J. D., Sick, V., Wermuth, N., Hanson, R. K. and Schulz, C., "Predicting LIF signal strength for toluene and 3-pentanone under engine-related temperature and pressure conditions," Proc. Combust. Inst.  30, 1545 - 1553 (2005).

Reuss, D. L. and Sick, V., "Inhomogeneities in HCCI combustion: an imaging study," SAE Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 867-882 (2005).

Schulz, C. and Sick, V., "Tracer-LIF Diagnostics: Quantitative Measurement of fuel concentration, temperature and fuel/air ratio in practical combustion systems," Prog. Energy Combust. Science  31, 75-121 (2005).

Settersten, T. B., Patterson, B. D., Kronemayer, H., Sick, V., Bessler, W. G., Schulz, C. and Daily, J. W. Population Cycling in Laser-Induced Fluorescence Detection of NO. in The 4th Joint Meeting of the U.S. Sections of the Combustion Institute. 2005. Philadelphia: Combustion Institute.

Sick, V. and McCann, H., Imaging Diagnostics for Combustion Control, in Process Imaging for Automatic Control, McCann, H. and Scott, D., Editors. 2005, CRC Press, Taylor&Francis Group: Boca Raton. 263-297.

Smith, J. D. and Sick, V., "High-Speed Fuel Tracer Fluorescence and OH Radical Chemiluminescence Imaging In a Spark-Ignition Direct-Injection Engine," Applied Optics  44 (31), 6682-6691 (2005).

Smith, J. D. and Sick, V., "Crank-Angle Resolved Imaging of Biacetyl Laser-Induced Fluorescence in an Optical Internal Combustion Engine," Applied Physics B  81 (5), 579-584 (2005).

Smith, J. D. and Sick, V., "Crank-Angle Resolved Imaging of Fuel Distribution, Ignition and Combustion in a Direct-Injection Spark-Ignition Engine," SAE Transactions Journal of Engines, 1575-1585 (2005).

Stojkovic, B. D., Fansler, T. D., Drake, M. C. and Sick, V., "High-Speed Imaging of OH* and Soot Temperature and Concentration in a Stratified-Charge Direct-Injection Gasoline Engine," Proc. Combust. Inst.  30, 2657 - 2665 (2005).

Wermuth, N. and Sick, V., "Absorption and fluorescence data of acetone, 3-pentanone, biacetyl, and toluene at engine-specific combinations of temperature and pressure," SAE Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 804-814 (2005).

Daily, J. W., Bessler, W. G., Schulz, C., Sick, V. and Settersten, T. B. Role of Non-Stationary Collisional Dynamics in Determining Nitric Oxide LIF Spectra. in 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 2004. Reno, NV: AIAA.

Daily, J. W., Bessler, W. G., Schulz, C., Sick, V. and Settersten, T. Role of Model Complexity on the Prediction of Nitric Oxide LIF Spectra. in LACEA. 2004. Annapolis, MD: Optical Society of America.

Lin, M.-T. and Sick, V., "Is toluene a suitable LIF tracer for fuel film measurements?" SAE Paper 2004-01-1355  (2004).

Lindstedt, R. P., Louloudi, S. A., Driscoll, J. J. and Sick, V., "Finite Rate Chemistry Effects in Turbulent Reacting Flows," Flow, Turbulence and Combustion  72, 407-426 (2004).

Miles, P., Choi, D., Megerle, M., RempelEwert, B., Reitz, R. D., Lai, M.-C. D. and Sick, V., "The Influence of Swirl Ratio on Turbulent Flow Structure in a Motored HSDI Diesel Engine - A Combined Experimental and Numerical Study," SAE Transactions Journal of Engines, 1094-1129 (2004).

Miles, P. C., Megerle, M., Nagel, Z., Liu, Y., Reitz, R. D., Lai, M.-C. and Sick, V., The Influence of Swirl and Injection Pressure on Post Combustion Turbulence in a HSDI Diesel Engine, in Thermo- and Fluid Dynamic Processes in Diesel Engines 2, Whitelaw, J. H., Payri, F., Arcoumanis, C. and Desantes, J. M., Editors. 2004, Springer: Heidelberg. 133-160.

Rico III, J. and Sick, V., "Correlation of Spray Cone Angle and Fuel Line Pressure in a Pressure-Swirl Injector Spray," SAE Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 1066-1071 (2004).

Sick, V. and Wermuth, N., "Single-shot imaging of OH radicals and simultaneous OH radical/acetone imaging with a tunable Nd:YAG laser," Applied Physics B  79 (2), 139-143 (2004).

Snyder, J. A., Ronald O. Grover, J., Sick, V. and Assanis, D. N., "Transient spray cone angles in pressure-swirl injector sprays," SAE Transactions Journal of Engines, 1451-1458 (2004).

Vanzieleghem, B. P., Chryssakis, C. A., Grover, R. O., Assanis, D. N., Im, H. G. and Sick, V. Gasoline Direct Injection Modeling and Validation with Engine Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence Experiments. in 14th International Multidimensional Engine Modeling User's Group Meeting. 2004. Detroit, MI.

Vanzieleghem, B. P., Chryssakis, C. A., Grover, R. O., Sick, V. and Assanis, D. N. Modeling of Gasoline Direct Injection Mixture Formation with KIVA-3V and Validation with Optical Engine Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence Measurements: Development of an Extended Coherent Flamelet Model. in COMODIA. 2004. Yokohama, Japan.

Vanzieleghem, B. P., Chryssakis, C. A., Grover, R. O., Sick, V. and Assanis, D. N. Modeling of Gasoline Direct Injection Mixture Formation with KIVA-3V and Validation with Optical Engine Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence Measurements: Development of Spray Breakup and Wall Impingement Models. in COMODIA. 2004. Yokohama, Japan.

Zhang, R., Schubert, A., Wermuth, N. and Sick, V., "unpublished work,"  (2004).

Zhang, R., Wermuth, N. and Sick, V., "Impact of fluorescence tracers on combustion performance in optical engine experiments," SAE Transactions Journal of Engines, 1520-1528 (2004).

Bessler, W. G., Schulz, C., Sick, V. and Daily, J. W., LIFSIM. 2003, http://www.pci.uni-heidelberg.de/pci/lifsim/.

Bessler, W. G., Schulz, C., Sick, V. and Daily, J. A versatile modeling tool for nitric oxide LIF spectra. in 3rd Joint Meeting of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute. 2003. Chicago, Ill.

Driscoll, J. J., Sick, V., Farrow, R. L. and Schrader, P. E. NO concentration profiles in methane/air counterflow diffusion flames measured with ps-LIF. in 3rd Joint Meeting of the US Combustion Institute Sections. 2003. Chicago, Ill.

Driscoll, K. D., Sick, V. and Gray, C., "Simultaneous Air/Fuel-Phase PIV Measurements in a Dense Fuel Spray," Exp. Fluids  35 (1), 112-115 (2003).

Driscoll, K. D., Sick, V. and Gray, C. A dual-PIV approach to two-phase flow measurements in fuel sprays. in ILASS Americas, 16th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems. 2003. Monterey, CA.

Frieden, D. and Sick, V., "A two-tracer LIF strategy for quantitative oxygen imaging in engines applied to study the influence of skip-firing on in-cylinder oxygen contents of an SIDI engine," SAE Paper 2003-01-1114  (2003).

Frieden, D. and Sick, V., "Investigation of the fuel injection, mixing and combustion processes in an SIDI engine using quasi-3D LIF imaging," SAE Transactions Journal of Engines, 270-281 (2003).

Gibaud, C. and Sick, V. LIF measurements of CH profiles in methane/air counterflow diffusion flames. in 3rd Joint Meeting of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute. 2003. Chicago, Ill.

Miles, P., Megerle, M., Nagel, Z., Reitz, R. D., Lai, M.-C. D. and Sick, V., "An experimental assessment of turbulence production, Reynolds stress and length scale (dissipation) modeling in a swirl-supported DI Diesel engine," SAE Transactions Journal of Engines, 1470-1499 (2003).

Reuss, D. L. and Sick, V. Investigation of HCCI Combustion with Combined PLIF Imaging and Combustion Analysis. in 3rd Joint Meeting of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute. 2003. Chicago, Ill.

Sick, V. and Rask, R. New laser-based imaging diagnostics for IC engines within the UM-GM-Collaborative Research Laboratory. in 2003 American Flame Research Committee. 2003. Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA.

Sick, V. Nitric oxide formation and removal in non-premixed flames. in Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute: Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion, Fall Technical Meeting. 2003. Penn State University, University Park, PA: The Combustion Institute.

Sick, V., Driscoll, J. F. and Ceccio, S. L. Spectroscopic and instrumentation needs for quantitative measurements in non-stationary high-pressure combustion systems. in Joint Army -Navy-NASA-Air Force (JANNAF) 39th Combustion Subcommittee (CS), 27th Airbreathing Propulsion Subcommittee (APS), 21st Propulsion Systems Hazards Subcommittee (PSHS), and 3rd Modeling and Simulation Subcommittee (MSS). 2003. Colorado Springs, Colorado.: JANNAF.

Weaver, C., Wooldridge, S., Johnson, S., Sick, V. and Lavoie, G., "PLIF Measurements of Fuel Distribution in a PFI Engine under Cold Start Conditions," SAE Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 2548-2547 (2003).

Chryssakis, C. A., Driscoll, K. D., Sick, V. and Assanis, D. N. Validation of an enhanced liquid sheet atomisation model against quantitative laser diagnostic measurements. in ILASS Europe. 2002. Zaragoza, Spain.

Driscoll, J. J., Sick, V., Farrow, R. L. and Schrader, P. E. Corrections for quantitative NO concentration measurements using time-resolved picosecond laser-induced fluorescence. in Laser Application for Chemical and Environmental Analysis. 2002. Boulder, CO, USA: OSA.

Driscoll, J. J., Sick, V., Farrow, R. L. and Schrader, P. E., "Measurements of NO Distributions and Fluorescence Lifetimes in a Nonpremixed Counterflow CH4 /Air Flame Using Picosecond Time-Resolved Laser-Induced Fluorescence," Proc. Combust. Inst.  29, 2719-2726 (2002).

Frieden, D., Sick, V., Gronki, J. and Schulz, C., "Quantitative oxygen imaging in an engine," Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics  74 (1), 137 -141 (2002).

Funk, C. O., Sick, V., Reuss, D. L. and Dahm, W. J. A., "Turbulence Properties of high and low swirl in-cylinder flows," SAE Paper 2002-01-2841  (2002).

Lin, M.-T. and Sick, V., "Mixture Evaporation Characteristics Prediction for LIF Measurements Using PSRK (Predictive Soave-Redlich-Kwong) Equation of State," SAE Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants  111, 1490-1499 (2002).

Megerle, M., Sick, V. and Reuss, D. L., "Measurement of Digital PIV Precision using Electrooptically-Created Particle-Image Displacements," Measurement Science and Technology  13, 997 - 1005 (2002).

Miles, P., Megerle, M., Hammer, S., Nagel, Z., Reitz, R. and Sick, V., "Late-Cycle Turbulence Generation in Swirl-Supported, Direct Injection Diesel Engines," SAE Transactions Journal of Engines, 1510-1529 (2002).

Miles, P. C., Megerle, M., Sick, V., Richards, K. and Reitz, R., "Measurements and Modeling of Reynolds Stress and Turbulence Production in a Swirl-Supported, Direct-Injection Diesel Engine," Proc. Combust. Inst.  29, 719- 726 (2002).

Miles, P. C., Megerle, M., Nagel, Z., Liu, Y., Reitz, R. D., Lai, M.-C. and Sick, V. The Influence of Swirl and Injection Pressure on Post Combustion Turbulence in a HSDI Diesel Engine. in Thiesel. 2002. Valencia, Spain.

Reuss, D. L., Megerle, M. and Sick, V., "PIV Measurement Errors when Imaging through a Transparent Engine Cylinder," Measurement Science and Technology  13, 1029 - 1035 (2002).

Sick, V., "Exhaust-gas imaging via planar laser-induced fluorescence of sulfur dioxide," Applied Physics B  74 (4-5), 461-463 (2002).

Hemming, B. L., Crosley, D. R., Harrington, J. E. and Sick, V., "Collisional quenching of high rotational levels in A2S+ OH," Journal of Chemical Physics  115 (7), 3099-3104 (2001).

Megerle, M., Sick, V. and Reuss, D. L. Measurement of Digital PIV Precision using Electrooptically-Created Particle-Image Displacements. in 4th International Symposium on PIV. 2001. Göttingen, Germany.

Miles, P. C., Megerle, M., Sick, V., Richards, K. and Reitz, R. Measurement and modeling of large-scale structures and turbulence in a high-speed direct-injection Diesel engine. in COMODIA 2001. 2001. Nagoya, Japan.

Miles, P. C., Megerle, M., Sick, V., Richards, K., Nagel, Z. and Reitz, R., "The evolution of flow structures and turbulence in a fired HSDI Diesel engine," SAE Paper 2001-01-3501  (2001).

Reuss, D. L., Megerle, M. and Sick, V. PIV Measurement Errors when Imaging through a Transparent Engine Cylinder. in 4th International Symposium on PIV. 2001. Göttingen, Germany.

Sanders, W., Ceccio, S. L. and Sick, V. Applicability of Electrical Capacitance Tomography to the Study of Gasoline Direct Injection Sprays and Combustion. in 2nd World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography. 2001. Hannover, Germany.

Sick, V. and Stojkovic, B. D., "Attenuation effects on imaging diagnostics of hollow-cone sprays," Applied Optics  40 (15), 2435 - 2442 (2001).

Sick, V., Hartman, M. R., Arpaci, V. and Anderson, R. W., "Turbulent Scales in A Fan-Stirred Combustion Bomb," Comb. and Flame  127, 2119-2123 (2001).

Sick, V. and Driscoll, K. D. Experimental Investigation of Droplet Size Distributions in a Fan Spray. in ILASS Americas, 14th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems. 2001. Dearborn, MI, USA.

Stojkovic, B. D. and Sick, V., "Evolution and impingement of an automotive fuel spray investigated with simultaneous Mie/LIF techniques," Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics  73 (1), 75-83 (2001).

Einecke, S., Schulz, C. and Sick, V., "Measurement of temperature, fuel concentration and equivalence ratio fields using tracer LIF in IC engine combustion," Applied Physics B  71 (5), 717-723 (2000).

Allen, M. G., Shaw, R. W. and Sick, V., eds. Laser Applications to Chemical and Environmental Analysis. Applied Optics, ed. Murray, J. R. Vol. 38. 1999, Optical Society of America: Washington, D.C.

Böckle, S., Einecke, S., Hildenbrand, F., Orlemann, C., Schulz, C., Wolfrum, J. and Sick, V., "Laser-spectroscopic investigation of OH-radical concentrations in the exhaust plane of jet engines," Geophysical Research Letters  26 (13), 1849-1852 (1999).

Delhaye, B. and Sick, V., eds. Modeling and Diagnostics in Diesel and SI Engines. SAE Special Publications. Vol. SP 1460. 1999, Society of Automotive Engineers.

Hildenbrand, F., Schulz, C., Wagner, E. and Sick, V., "Investigation of spatially resolved light absorption in a SI engine fueled with propane/air," Applied Optics  38 (9), 1452 - 1458 (1999).

Hildenbrand, F., Schulz, C., Sick, V., Jander, H. and Wagner, H. G. Applicability of KrF excimer laser induced fluorescence in sooting high-pressure flames. in VDI Flammentag Dresden. 1999: VDI Verlag.

Schulz, C., Sick, V., Meier, U., Heinze, J. and Stricker, W., "Quantification of NO A-X(0,2) LIF: Investigation of calibration and collisional influences in high-pressure flames," Appl. Opt.  38, 434-1443 (1999).

Sick, V. and Hartman, M. Turbulence length-scales in a fan-stirred combustion bomb, measured via particle-imaging velocimetry. in 52nd Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics. 1999. New Orleans: American Physical Society.

Sick, V., "Deriving quantitative concentration distributions from planar laser-induced fluorescence measurements in engines," Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing  6, 313-331 (1999).

Einecke, S., Schulz, C. and Sick, V. Dual-wavelength temperature measurements in an IC engine using 3-pentanone laser-induced fluorescence. in Laser Applications to Chemical and Environmental Analysis. 1998. Orlando, FL: OSA.

Einecke, S., Schulz, C., Sick, V., Schießl, R., Dreizler, A. and Maas, U., "Two-dimensional temperature measurements in an SI engine using two-line tracer LIF," SAE Paper 982468  (1998).

Hildenbrand, F., Schulz, C., Sick, V., Josefsson, G., Magnusson, I., Andersson, Ö. and Alden, M., "Laser spectroscopic investigation of flow fields and NO-formation in a realistic SI engine," SAE Transactions  107 (Journal of Engines, Section 3), 205-214 (1998).

Josefsson, G., Magnusson, I., Hildenbrand, F., Schulz, C. and Sick, V., "Multidimensional laser diagnostic and numerical analysis of NO formation in a gasoline engine," Proc. Combust. Inst.  27, 2085-2092 (1998).

Krämer, H., Einecke, S., Schulz, C., Sick, V., Nattras, S. R. and Kitching, J. S., "Simultaneous mapping of the distribution of different volatility classes using tracer LIF and NIR tomography in an IC engine," SAE Transactions  107 (Journal of Engines, Section 4), 1048-1059 (1998).

Schulz, C., Wolfrum, J. and Sick, V., "Comparative study of experimental and numerical NO profiles in SI combustion," Proc. Combust. Inst.  27, 2077-2084 (1998).

Sick, V., Hildenbrand, F. and Lindstedt, R. P., "Quantitative laser-based measurements and detailed chemical kinetic modeling of nitric oxide concentrations in methane/air counterflow diffusion flames," Proc. Combust. Inst.  27, 1401 - 1409 (1998).

Brandt, M., Hoeren, A., Eckert, D., Krämer, H., Ridder, M. and Sick, V. A laser-based study of kerosine evaporation and mixing in a premix duct for gas turbines at elevated pressure. in 7th International Conference on Laser Anemometry - Advances and Applications. 1997. Karlsruhe, Germany.

Dreizler, A., Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J., "ASPECTS AND TOPICS: Applied Laser diagnostic analysis of combustion processes," Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie  101, 771-782 (1997).

Eigenmann, L., Meisl, J., Koch, R., Wittig, S., Krämer, H., Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J. Validierung von pdf Modellansätzen mittels Messungen mit laserinduzierter Fluoreszenz. in 19. Deutscher Flammentag. 1997. Delft, Netherlands: VDI Verlag.

Hemming, B. L., Harrington, J. E., Sick, V. and Crosley, D. R. Rotational state dependence of electronic quenching of A2 S+ OH. in 213th ACS National Meeting. 1997. San Francisco, CA: American Chemical Society,  Washington.

Schulz, C., Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J. Mehrlinien LIF zur quantitativen Beobachtung von Temperatur- und Konzentrationsfeldern in technischen Prozessen in Lasergestützte Verbrennungsdiagnostik. in 19. Deutschen Flammentag. 1997. Delft: VDI-TZ Düsseldorf.

Schulz, C., Sick, V., Heinze, J. and Stricker, W., "Laser-induced fluorescence detection of nitric oxide in high-pressure flames using A-X(0,2) excitation," Appl. Opt.  36, 3227-3232 (1997).

Sick, V., Mehrdimensionale laserspektroskopische Messung von Stickoxid in der motorischen Verbrennung, Leipertz, A., Editor. 1997, ESYTEC (Energie- und Verfahrenstechnik GmbH): Erlangen, Germany. 177-190.

Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J., Applied Laser Spectroscopy in Combustion Devices, in Atomic Physics Methods in Modern Research, Jungmann, K., Kowalski, J., Reinhardt, I. and Träger, F., Editors. 1997, Springer Verlag: Heidelberg. 271-281.

Decker, M. and Sick, V., "Tunable KrCl Excimer Laser Operation for Combustion Diagnostics," Applied Optics  35 (3), 482-484 (1996).

Decker, M., Sick, V., Heinze, J. and Stricker, W. 2D-Temperature measurements in high-pressure flames using LIF of molecular oxygen. in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1996. Anaheim, CA: Optical Society of America.

Ebert, V., Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J., "Einsatz der Lasermeßtechnik zur Diagnostik und Optimierung von technischen Verbrennungsprozessen," tm -Techn. Messen  63 (7/8), 268-277 (1996).

Farrow, R. L., Bui-Pham, M. N. and Sick, V., "Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing Measurements of Methyl Radical Distributions in Hydrocarbon Flames: Comparison with Model Predictions," Proc. Combust. Inst.  26, 975 - 984 (1996).

Großmann, F., Monkhouse, P. B., Ridder, M., Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J., "Temperature and pressure dependences of the laser-induced fluorescence of gas-phase acetone and 3-pentanone," Applied Physics B  62 (3), 249-253 (1996).

Hemming, B. L., Harrington, J. E., Sick, V. and Crosley, D. R. Rotational level dependence of collisional quenching of electronically excited OH. in American Geophysical Union Meeting. 1996. San Francisco, CA.

Rachner, M., Brandt, M., Eickhoff, H., Hassa, C., Bräumer, A., Krämer, H., Ridder, M. and Sick, V., "A numerical and experimental study of fuel evaporation and mixing for lean premixed combustion at high pressure," Proc. Combust. Inst.  26, 2741 - 2748 (1996).

Schulz, C., Sick, V., Heinze, J. and Stricker, W., A new approach to laser-induced fluorescence detection of nitric oxide in high pressure flames, in Laser Applications to chemical and environmental analysis, OSA Technical Digest Series. 1996, Optical Society of America: Washington DC. 133-135.

Schulz, C., Sick, V., Wolfrum, J., Drewes, V., Zahn, M. and Maly, R., "Quantitative 2D single-shot imaging of NO concentrations and temperatures in a transparent SI engine," Proc. Combust. Inst.  26, 2597-2604 (1996).

Sick, V., Decker, M., Heinze, J. and Stricker, W., "Collisional Processes in the B state of O2," Chem. Phys. Lett.  249, 335-340 (1996).

Wolfrum, J. and Sick, V., Feuer im Laserlicht, in Ruperto Carola. 1996. 4-15.

Bräumer, A., Decker, M., Sick, V., Wolfrum, J., Maly, R. R., Zahn, M., Hentschel, W. and Schindler, K.-P., Nutzung der 2D-Laser-Induzierten Fluoreszenz (2D-LIF) in der motorischen Verbrennung, Leipertz, A., Editor. 1995, ESYTEC (Energie- und Verfahrenstechnik GmbH): Erlangen, Germany. 196-205.

Bräumer, A., Sick, V., Wolfrum, J., Drewes, V., Zahn, M. and Maly, R., "Quantitative Two-Dimensional Measurements of Nitric Oxide and Temperature Distributions in a Transparent Square Piston SI Engine," SAE Paper 952462  (1995).

Bräumer, A., Decker, M., Ro, S., Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J. 2D-Laser Temperature and NO Concentration Measurements in a Domestic Natural Gas Burner. in Third International Conference on Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment. 1995. Lisbon, Portugal.

Cousyn, B. and Sick, V., eds. Diagnostics in Diesel and SI Engines. Vol. SP-1122. 1995, Society of Automotive Engineers.

Roller, A., Arnold, A., Decker, M., Sick, V., Wolfrum, J., Hentschel, W. and Schindler, K.-P., "Non-Intrusive temperature measurements during the compression phase of a DI Diesel engine," SAE Technical Paper Series 952461  (1995).

Schulz, C., Yip, B., Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J., "A Laser-Induced Fluorescence Scheme for Imaging Nitric Oxide in Engines," Chem. Phys. Lett.  242, 259-264 (1995).

Sick, V. and Szabadi, M., "Einstein Coefficients for Oxygen B-X Transitions used in LIF Experiments with tunable KrF Excimer Lasers," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer  54, 891-898 (1995).

Sick, V., Bui-Pham, M. N. and Farrow, R. L., "Detection of Methyl Radicals in a Flat Flame using Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing," Optics Letters  20 (19), 2036-2038 (1995).

Orth, A., Sick, V., Wolfrum, J., Maly, R. R. and Zahn, M., "Simultaneous 2D-Single Shot Imaging of OH Concentrations and Temperature Fields in a SI Engine Simulator," Proc. Combust. Inst.  25, 143 - 150 (1994).

Seeger, S., Sick, V., Volpp, H.-R. and Wolfrum, J., "Laser Applications in Chemistry and Biology: Stimulation, Observation and Manipulation," Israel Journal of Chemistry  34 (5-18)  (1994).

Arnold, A., Bräumer, A., Buschmann, A., Decker, M., Dinkelacker, F., Heitzmann, T., Orth, A., Schäfer, M., Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J., "2D-Diagnostics in Industrial Devices," Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem.  97, 1650-1661 (1993).

Arnold, A., Buschmann, A., Cousyn, B., Decker, M., Sick, V., Vannobel, F. and Wolfrum, J., "Simultaneous Imaging of Fuel and Hydroxyl Radicals in an In-Line Four Cylinder SI Engine," SAE Transactions  102 (Journal of Engines, Section 4), 1-9 (1993).

Kompa, K., Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J., eds. Laser Diagnostics for Industrial Processes. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie. Vol. 97. 1993, VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH: Weinheim.

Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J. Absolute laser spectroscopic measurements of NO concentrations to study the formation of NO in laminar counterflow diffusion flames. in Joint Meeting of the British/German Sections of the Combustion Institute. 1993. Cambridge, UK.

Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J., Flammen unter der Lupe, in Technische Rundschau. 1993. 64 - 67.

Sick, V., Arnold, A., Bräumer, A., Buschmann, A., Decker, M., Dinkelacker, F., Heitzmann, T., Orth, A., Schäfer, M., Schindler, K.-P., Szabadi, M. and Wolfrum, J. Messung momentaner Temperatur- und Konzentrationsfelder bei der motorischen Verbrennung durch zweidimensionale laserinduzierte Fluoreszenz. in VDI Flammentag. 1993. Clausthal, Germany: VDI Verlag.

Arnold, A., Dinkelacker, F., Heitzmann, T., Monkhouse, P., Schäfer, M., Sick, V., Wolfrum, J., Hentschel, W. and Schindler, K.-P., "DI Diesel engine combustion visualized by combined laser techniques," Proc. Combust. Inst.  24, 1605-1612 (1992).

Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J. Laser technology - A powerful Research Tool to Improve Natural Gas Combustion. in EUROGAS 92. 1992. Trondheim.

Sick, V., Arnold, A., Wolfrum, J. and Thiele, K.-U. LDA flow field and flow front measurements in counterflow diffusion flames. in 4th International Conference on Laser Anemometry. 1991. Cleveland, OH: ASME, New York.

Arnold, A., Becker, H., Hemberger, R., Hentschel, W., Ketterle, W., Köllner, M., Meienburg, W., Monkhouse, P., Neckel, H., Schäfer, M., Schindler, K.-P., Sick, V., Suntz, R. and Wolfrum, J., "Laser-In-Situ Monitoring of Combustion Processes," Applied Optics  29 (33), 4860-4872 (1990).

Sick, V., Arnold, A., Dießel, E., Dreier, T., Ketterle, W., Lange, B., Wolfrum, J., Thiele, K.-U., Behrendt, F. and Warnatz, J., "Two-dimensional laser diagnostics and modeling of counterflow diffusion flames," Proc. Combust. Inst.  23, 495-501 (1990).

Kleinermanns, K., Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J., "Laser für die Spektroskopie," Nachrichten aus Chemie Technik und Laboratorium  37 (Sonderausgabe Spektroskopie), 109-123 (1989).

Sick, V. and Wolfrum, J. Laserdiagnostik von Gegenstrom-Diffusionsflammen. in 5. TECLFAM-Seminar. 1989. Stuttgart, Germany.