Photothermal Spectroscopy Book
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Photothermal Spectroscopy Methods for Chemical Analysis Volume
134 in Chemical Analysis: A Series of Monographs on Analytical Chemistry and Its
Applications, J. D. Winefordner, Series Editor 1996 John Wiley & Sons,
Inc. (ISBN 0-471-57467-8, 584 pgs) local library (QD96.P54B53). It may be found at amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com
- This book concentrates on the theoretical basis and practical
considerations required for successful application of photothermal spectroscopy to
analysis of homogeneous samples. It provides a nearly complete description of photothermal
spectroscopy using a common mathematical language. This systematic approach to the
physical basis of photothermal signal generation results in a more complete understanding
of why certain problems are encountered in analytical applications and how these problems
may be avoided. Information gathered to produce this description draws from analytical
spectroscopy, measurement physics, physical optics, and chemical dynamics.
- Three years in the making, it is much more than a collection of old
ideas. New approaches to theoretical treatments of hydrodynamic equations resulting in the
thermal diffusion and acoustic propagation modes of relaxation, a Fourier optics based
diffraction approach to accurate calculation of photothermal signals derived from heat
conduction, and the role of energy transfer kinetics on the photothermal signals, can be
found in this text. These treatments result in new models that can guide researchers in
planning photothermal experiments.
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