Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena III comprises contributions explaining new topics, relevant theories, novel methods, and the developmentof instrumentation in this active research area - information that is otherwise not available in a single volume. Particular emphasis is placed on the variety of applications of photoacoustic and photothermal techniques in disciplines ranging from environmental, agricultural, medical, and biological sciences to spectroscopy, nondestructive evaluation, materials characterization, heat and mass transfer, kinetics (including ultrafast phenomena), and solid-state and surface physics. This volume provides an excellent overview of the spectrum of activities in the photoacoustic and photothermal field worldwide, and thus is suitable both for the specialist and for the newcomer to this multidisciplinary research area.

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I Environmental and Trace Analysis, Agricultural, Biological, and Medical Applications.- Exploration of FTIR-Based PAS for On-Site Analysis of Volatile Contaminants in Air.- Photothermal Electrostatics of the Pd-PVDF Photopyroelectric Hydrogen Gas Sensor.- Photoacoustic Spectra of Chlorinated Ethylenes at CO2 Laser Frequencies.- The Photothermal Deflection Technique (PDT): Fast Trace Gas Detection in the Atmosphere.- Photoacoustic Measurement of Vertical Ammonia Gradients in the Atmosphere.- Interfacing Photoacoustic and Photothermal Techniques for New Hyphenated Methodologies and Instrumentation Suitable for Agricultural, Environmental and Medical Applications.- Photoacoustic In Situ Monitoring of Trace Gases in a Rural Environment.- Photoacoustic Field Measurements of Methane.- A Liquid Nitrogen Cooled CO Laser in a Photoacoustic Set-Up Monitors Low Gas Concentrations.- Photothennal Detection of Trace Chemicals by Fiber-Optic Interferometric Probe.- Fiber Optic Modified Laser Induced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy for the Detection of Organic Pollutants in Solutions.- Remote Photothermal Deflection Spectroscopy for Trace Analysis of Pesticides in Aqueous Solutions.- Laser Optoacoustic Probing of Biopolymer Solutions.- Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of Proteins in the Visible: Human Serum Albumin.- Photoacoustic Measurements of C2H4 Production and Entrapment in Plants: A Comparison with Gas-Chromatographic Results.- Interpretation of the Photoacoustic Effect on Leaves by Evolution and Transport of Heat and Oxygen.- Photoacoustically Monitored Energy Dissipation and Xanthophyll Cycle Compared in Two Durum Wheat Varieties Exposed to a High-Light Treatment.- Deconvolution of Photobaric and Photothermal Signals from Spinach Leaves.- In Vivo State Transitions as Followed by Photoacoustically Measured Energy Storage.- Laser-Induced Optoacoustic Spectroscopy (LIOAS) of Bacteriorhodopsin (BR): A Mathematical Model and Temperature Studies.- Sub-ps and ns Laser-Induced Optoacoustic Spectroscopy (LIOAS) of Bacteriorhodopsin (BR).- Fourier Transform Infrared Photoacoustic Spectra of Bacteria.- New and Versatile Method for Thermophysical Characterization of Materials: The Inverse Photopyroelectric Technique.- Use of an Open Photoacoustic Cell for some Applications in Agriculture.- In Vivo Evaluation of the Human Skin Permeation of Topically Applied Light Absorbing Agents by a Mirage Effect Spectrometer.- Optothermal Characterisation of Human Skin.- II Spectroscopy.- Standard Versus New Photopyroelectric (PPE) Techniques: Reflection (RPPE) and Inverse (IPPE) Configurations.- A Tutorial on the State-of-the Art of FTIR Photoacoustic Spectroscopy.- Transient Infrared Spectroscopy.- Photoacoustic Spectra of Polymer Fibres and Textile Materials.- Study of Absorption Properties of Dark Coloured Textile Fabrics.- Photoacoustic Response to X-Ray Absorption in CuO and Cu2O.- Photoacoustic Response to X-Ray Absorption in Copper, Phosphor Bronze, and Brass.- Theory of the Photoacoustic Effect in Photoactive Samples.- Photoacoustic Detection of Triplet State and Singlet Oxygen.- Origin of Photoacoustic Signals in the Visible Spectrum of I2 Vapour.- Fourier Transform Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of Amorphous Carbon Films.- An Excitation Energy Transfer Between Monomer and Dimer of Rhodamine 6G in a Viscous Solution.- Vibrational Spectroscopy of Monolayers by Pulsed Photothermal Beam Deflection (PBD).- Reverse Mirage Photothermal Beam Deflection: Theory and Experiment.- Piezophotoacoustic Spectroscopy of Gyrotropic Layered Structures.- Photoacoustic Signal Generation and Spectra of Powders.- III Non-Destructive Evaluation and Material Characterization.- Recent Developments in the Thermal Diffusivity Measurements of Diamond Materials.- Photoacoustic Study of the Thermal Effusivity of Cellulose and Paper.- Photoacoustic Characterization of Calcinated and Non-Calcinated Zeolitic Chromosilicate.- Photoacoustic Depth Profiling of Continuously Inhomogeneous Condensed Phases and Application to the Liquid Crystal Octylcyanobiphenyl (8 CB).- Computer Simulation of the Thermal Diffusivity Measurements of Oriented Polymer Samples Using the Mirage Effect.- The Determination of Thermal Diffusivity of Oriented Polymer Films Means of Optical Beam Deflection.- Photothermal Measurement of Temperature Dependent Absorbance of Infrared Components.- Numerical Analysis of Simultaneous Surface and Subsurface Features in Homogeneous Solids and in Coatings by the Mirage Technique.- Dichroic Ratio and Thermal Diffusivity Measurements on Polydiacetylene Single Crystal Films by Photothermal Probe Beam Deflection.- Photothermal Analysis of Layered Materials Under Random Excitation.- Opto-Thermal Study of Glass Properties.- Non-Invasive Opto-Thermal Measurement of Clear Lacquer Coating Thickness.- Thermal Characterization of Low Thermal Diffusivity Glasses.- Temperature Dependence of Photothermally Modulated FMR Signals: Investigation of Magnetostatic Modes in Yttrium Iron Garnet Films.- Analytical Relations Between the Phase of the Photothermal Signal and the Thermal Wavelength.- A Highly Sensitive Photothermal Method for Measuring the Optical Losses in the Mirrors of the Gravitational Antenna Virgo.- Effect of Photoelasticity on Photothermal Beam Deflection in Transparent Solids.- Contrast Analysis in Thermal Wave Materials Inspection. Part I: Pulsed Excitation.- Contrast Analysis in Thermal Wave Materials Inspection. Part II: Periodic Excitation.- Transient Thermal Wave Scattering from Disc Air Gap Defects in Homogeneous Media.- Dimensionality Viewed from a Thermal Perspective.- Thickness Determination for Two-Layer Systems of Paint on Polymers with Photothermal Radiometry.- Thermal Diffusivity Measurement of Diamond Materials.- IV Ultrasound and Kinetics, Including Ultrafast Phenomena.- Femtosecond Thermoreflectivity.- Photoacoustic Waveforms Generated by Fluid Bodies.- Study of Chemical Relaxation of Dimeric Formic Acid by Photoacoustic Resonance Spectroscopy.- Characterization of Chemical Reactions by. Thermal Lens Spectrometry.- Methane Vibrational Rates from Deconvoluting a Large Data Set with Varying Pressure, Buffer Gases, Temperature, Signal-to-Noise Ratio, and Instrumental Response.- New Aspects of Sound Generation by Light Absorption in Gases.- Photoacoustic Studies of Non-Radiative Energy Transfer in the Flexible Styrylcyanine-Rhodamine B Dye System.- Material Characterization by Interferometric Detection of Acoustically Induced Surface Displacements.- An Optical Calorimeter Based on an Ultrasonic Resonator.- Optoacoustic Source as a Tool for the Investigation of Nonlinear Acoustic Effects.- Nonlinear Photoeffect at the Boundary of a Semiconductor and Liquid Helium.- Probe Beam Detection of IR and UV Laser Polymer Ablation on the Nanosecond Time Scale.- Picosecond Photoacoustics in Thin Films of SiO2 and Si3N4.- Nonlinear Regimes of Longitudinal Acoustic Pulse Excitation in Piezocrystals by Ultrashort Laser Action.- Pulsed Ultrasonic Spectroscopy Based on Laser Thermooptical Generation.- Optical Observation of Laser Indu…