Photoacoustic and Photothermal Spectroscopy: Principles and Applications introduces the basic principles, instrumentation and major developments in the many applications of Photoacoustic and Photothermal Spectroscopy over the last three decades. The book explains the processes of sound generation by periodic optical excitation and ultrasonic generation by pulsed laser excitation and describes the workings of photoacoustic cells equipped with microphones and piezoelectric transducers. Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is one of the fastest-growing imaging modalities of recent times. It combines the advantages of ultrasound and optical imaging techniques.
These non-invasive and non-destructive techniques offer many benefits to users by enabling spectroscopy of opaque and inhomogeneous materials, (solid, liquid, powder, gel, gases) without any sample preparation, and more.
1. Photoacoustic and Photothermal Spectroscopy - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. List of Contributors - p. xix 8. Preface - p. xxi 9. Chapter 1 Photoacoustic and photothermal spectroscopy - p. 1 10. Chapter 2 Physics and instrumentation of photothermal and photoacoustic spectroscopy of solids - p. 21 11. Chapter 3 Physics and techniques of photoacoustic spectroscopy of liquids - p. 51 12. Chapter 4 Electret microphone for photoacoustic spectrometer and a simple power meter - p. 69 13. Chapter 5 Design, characterization, and applications of photoacoustic cells and spectrometer - p. 97 14. Chapter 6 Photoacoustic imaging instrumentation for life sciences - p. 125 15. Chapter 7 Ultrafast laser induced photothermal spectroscopy - p. 155 16. Chapter 8 Thermooptic techniques - p. 185 17. Chapter 9 Photothermal effects in the optical material - p. 217 18. Chapter 10 Photopyroelectric spectroscopy: a direct photothermal technique to evaluate thermal properties of condensed matter - p. 231 19. Chapter 11 Photothermal studies in semiconductor materials - p. 245 20. Chapter 12 Photoacoustic spectroscopy of some layered systems and Nd3+ and Gd3+ in oxides - p. 263 21. Chapter 13 Photoacoustic studies on neutron irradiated RE oxide powders and γ-irradiated Nd-doped glasses - p. 281 22. Chapter 14 A comparative investigation of polymers exposed to γ-rays, neutrons, and protons using optical and photoacoustic techniques - p. 307 23. Chapter 15 Photoacoustic and optical spectroscopy of dye-coated plasmonic thin films of silver and gold - p. 333 24. Chapter 16 Photoacoustic studies on excitation transfer in organic dyes in solutions and on surfaces - p. 359 25. Chapter 17 Photoacoustic spectroscopy in the study of water pollutants and other liquids - p. 379 26. Chapter 18 Photoacoustic spectroscopy of atmospheric pollutants and biomarker gases - p. 399 27. Chapter 19 Overtone spectroscopy of benzene and substituted benzenes - p. 417 28. Chapter 20 Laser photoacoustic spectroscopy of iodine, bromine, and acetone molecules - p. 435 29. Chapter 21 Laser photoacoustic spectroscopy of explosives and drugs in the form of powder and residue - p. 459 30. Chapter 22 Laser photoacoustic and photothermal spectroscopy for defense and security - p. 475 31. Chapter 23 Photoacoustic spectroscopy: a novel optical characterization technique in agricultural science - p. 491 32. Chapter 24 Photoacoustic spectroscopy of food stuff - p. 511 33. Chapter 25 Application of modulated optical excitation in the investigation and cure of diseases - p. 525 34. Chapter 26 Photoacoustic imaging and detection of breast cancer and cervical cancer - p. 549 35. Chapter 27 Applications of photoacoustic spectroscopy and imaging in gastroenterology - p. 571 36. Chapter 28 A comparative account of PAS and LIBS for compositional studies of gallbladder stones - p. 587 37. Chapter 29 Photoacoustic imaging of the brain in animal models - p. 607 38. Chapter 30 Photoacoustic tomography and its applications - p. 621 39. Index - p. 647 40. Index - Continued - p. 656
Photoacoustic and Photothermal Spectroscopy: Principles and Applications introduces the basic principles, instrumentation and major developments in the many applications of Photoacoustic and Photothermal Spectroscopy over the last three decades. The book explains the processes of sound generation by periodic optical excitation and ultrasonic generation by pulsed laser excitation and describes the workings of photoacoustic cells equipped with microphones and piezoelectric transducers. Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is one of the fastest-growing imaging modalities of recent times. It combines the advantages of ultrasound and optical imaging techniques.
These non-invasive and non-destructive techniques offer many benefits to users by enabling spectroscopy of opaque and inhomogeneous materials, (solid, liquid, powder, gel, gases) without any sample preparation, and more.
1. Photoacoustic and Photothermal Spectroscopy - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. List of Contributors - p. xix 8. Preface - p. xxi 9. Chapter 1 Photoacoustic and photothermal spectroscopy - p. 1 10. Chapter 2 Physics and instrumentation of photothermal and photoacoustic spectroscopy of solids - p. 21 11. Chapter 3 Physics and techniques of photoacoustic spectroscopy of liquids - p. 51 12. Chapter 4 Electret microphone for photoacoustic spectrometer and a simple power meter - p. 69 13. Chapter 5 Design, characterization, and applications of photoacoustic cells and spectrometer - p. 97 14. Chapter 6 Photoacoustic imaging instrumentation for life sciences - p. 125 15. Chapter 7 Ultrafast laser induced photothermal spectroscopy - p. 155 16. Chapter 8 Thermooptic techniques - p. 185 17. Chapter 9 Photothermal effects in the optical material - p. 217 18. Chapter 10 Photopyroelectric spectroscopy: a direct photothermal technique to evaluate thermal properties of condensed matter - p. 231 19. Chapter 11 Photothermal studies in semiconductor materials - p. 245 20. Chapter 12 Photoacoustic spectroscopy of some layered systems and Nd3+ and Gd3+ in oxides - p. 263 21. Chapter 13 Photoacoustic studies on neutron irradiated RE oxide powders and γ-irradiated Nd-doped glasses - p. 281 22. Chapter 14 A comparative investigation of polymers exposed to γ-rays, neutrons, and protons using optical and photoacoustic techniques - p. 307 23. Chapter 15 Photoacoustic and optical spectroscopy of dye-coated plasmonic thin films of silver and gold - p. 333 24. Chapter 16 Photoacoustic studies on excitation transfer in organic dyes in solutions and on surfaces - p. 359 25. Chapter 17 Photoacoustic spectroscopy in the study of water pollutants and other liquids - p. 379 26. Chapter 18 Photoacoustic spectroscopy of atmospheric pollutants and biomarker gases - p. 399 27. Chapter 19 Overtone spectroscopy of benzene and substituted benzenes - p. 417 28. Chapter 20 Laser photoacoustic spectroscopy of iodine, bromine, and acetone molecules - p. 435 29. Chapter 21 Laser photoacoustic spectroscopy of explosives and drugs in the form of powder and residue - p. 459 30. Chapter 22 Laser photoacoustic and photothermal spectroscopy for defense and security - p. 475 31. Chapter 23 Photoacoustic spectroscopy: a novel optical characterization technique in agricultural science - p. 491 32. Chapter 24 Photoacoustic spectroscopy of food stuff - p. 511 33. Chapter 25 Application of modulated optical excitation in the investigation and cure of diseases - p. 525 34. Chapter 26 Photoacoustic imaging and detection of breast cancer and cervical cancer - p. 549 35. Chapter 27 Applications of photoacoustic spectroscopy and imaging in gastroenterology - p. 571 36. Chapter 28 A comparative account of PAS and LIBS for compositional studies of gallbladder stones - p. 587 37. Chapter 29 Photoacoustic imaging of the brain in animal models - p. 607 38. Chapter 30 Photoacoustic tomography and its applications - p. 621 39. Index - p. 647 40. Index - Continued - p. 656
