Photoacoustic effect, principles and applications

Inhaltsverzeichnis1. Basic Principles.Photoacoustic Effect in Condensed Matter — Historical Development.Opto-Acoustic Spectroscopy — A Tool for the Study of Optical Spectra of very Transparent Materials.Thermodynamic Models of the Photoacoustic Effect.Frequency Dependent Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter.Photoacoustic Spectroscopies.Comparison Between Photoacoustic and Other Spectroscopies.Generation of Acoustic Waves in Liquids by Pulsed Lasers.Piezoelectric Detection in Photoacoustic Spectroscopy. Theory and Application.Photothermal Radiometry.2. Spectroscopic Applications.Applications of Resonant Photoacoustic Spectroscopy.Photoacoustic Fourier Transform Spectroscopy for the Visible and the Near Infrared.Photoacoustic Spectra of Biliverdin Dimethyl Ester.Quantitative Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of Phenolred Potassium Salt in Polyvinalalcohol.In Situ Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of Copper Electrodes in Solution.3. Photoacoustic Detection and Monitoring.Optoacoustic Relaxation of Periodically Irradiated Solutions.Photoacoustic Analysis of Chemical Reactions: H-D Exchange in the System H2S-D2S.PA-Method Monitors Exhaust Gas Concentrations.Application of PAS on the Local and Spectral Identification of Adsorbed Molecules.4. Thermal Applications.Optical Absorption Coefficient and Thermal Properties of Liquids, Measured by Photoacoustic Spectroscopy.The Photoacoustic Effect at Phase Transitions.Photocalorimetric Investigations of Energy Conversion Processes Using Photoacoustic Detection.Relative Efficiency of Flat Plate Solar Collectors by Transmission Photoacoustics; Importance of Plate Vibrations in Signal Generation.5. Photochemistry.The Photocycles of Bacteriorhodopsin in Buffered Aqueous Suspension Studied at LowTemperatures by Means of Photoacoustic Spectroscopy.Photochemistry of Adsorbed Thioindigo Dyes.Photoisomerisation of DODCI Studied by Photoacoustic Spectroscopy.6. Nondestructive Testing.Optoacoustic and Photothermal Imaging and Microscopy.7. Magnetic Resonance.EPR of CuS C4·5H2O and Fe(III)-TPP Detected by the Photoacoustic Effect.Acoustic Detection of Magnetic Resonance.Applications of the Photoacoustic Effect to Ferromagnetic Resonance and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance.8. Instrumentation.Instrumentation for Photoacoustic Spectroscopy and Calorimetry of Liquids and Solids.Photoacoustic Cell for Low Temperature PAS.Photoacoustic Cells for Measurements at Various Temperatures and Pressures — Design and Characterisation.Self-Supporting Carbon Glass Films: A PAS Reference Sample.A Photoacoustic Demonstration Experiment: Cheap and Easy.