Photoacoustic, Photothermal and Photochemical Processes in Gases

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Principles of Photoacoustic and Photothermal Analysis

   • Peter Hess

   Pages 1-13

3. Theoretical Foundation of Photoacoustics in the Frequency and Time Domains

   • David Pugh

   Pages 15-36

4. Thermal Lensing

   • R. T. Bailey, F. R. Cruickshank

   Pages 37-60

5. Spherical Acoustic Resonators

   • J. B. Mehl, M. R. Moldover

   Pages 61-83

6. Laser Excitation of Acoustic Modes in Cylindrical and Spherical Resonators: Theory and Applications

   • M. Fiedler, P. Hess

   Pages 85-123

7. Application of the Photoacoustic Effect to Studies of Gas Phase Chemical Kinetics

   • G. J. Diebold

   Pages 125-172

8. Atmospheric and Exhaust Air Monitoring by Laser Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

   • M. W. Sigrist, S. Bernegger, P. L. Meyer

   Pages 173-211

9. Trace Detection in Agriculture and Biology

   • D. Bicanic, F. Harren, J. Reuss, E. Woltering, J. Snel, L. A. C. J. Voesenek et al.

   Pages 213-245

10. Back Matter

    Pages 247-252

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Gas-phase photoacoustics are treated comprehensively for the first time in this book. Review articles by leading scientists in the respective research areas introduce their fields, review present knowledge and conclude with the latest developments and future prospects. Topics covered include the theory of photoacoustics in the frequency and time domains, acoustic resonator models, a great variety of experimental setups and techniques, studies of spectrocopy and fundamental kinetic processes such as energy transfer and chemical reactions, and applications such as air and exhaust monitoring and trace gas detection in biology and agriculture. The book will interest newcomers to photoacoustics, since it gives an overview of the important directions of current research and detailed descriptions of experimental methods. It will also be a valuable source of information for those already involved in photoacoustic research due to its clear presentation of theory and experimental results. All relevant literature references in this rapidly expanding field of laser applications are included.

• Sorption
• acoustic resonators
• adsorption
• chemical reaction
• combustion
• fluorescence
• kinetics
• photoacoustic
• photoacoustics
• photochemistry
• plants
• spectroscopy
• temperature
• thermal lensing
• trace analysis

• Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität, Heidelberg, Fed. Rep. of Germany

  Peter Hess

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