AbstractCombustion products from various hydrocarbon-oxygen flames have been examined in the laboratory using the techniques of laser Raman spectroscopy and phase-sensitive detection. Instrumentation, techniques, and spectral results are described.KeywordsRaman spectroscopyFlame spectraHydrocarbonsGet full access to this articleView all access options for this article.Get accessReferences1. Mavrodineanu R. and Boiteux H. , Flame Spectroscopy (Wiley, New York, 1965).2. Lapp M. Goldman L. M. , and Penney C. M. , Science 175, 1112 (1972).3. Herzberg G. , Infrared and Raman Spectra (Van Nostrand, Princeton, N.J., 1968), p. 274.